Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans metabolism: from genome sequence to industrial applications
Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans metabolism: from genome sequence to industrial applications
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans is a major participant in consortia of microorganisms used for the industrial recovery of copper (bioleaching or biomining). It is a chemolithoautrophic, gamma-proteobacterium using energy from the oxidation of iron- and sulfur-containing minerals for growth. It thrives at extremely low pH (pH 1-2) and fixes both carb...
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Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans metabolism: from genome sequence to industrial applications
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_67aa0bc68a87405990b041097d318372
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_67aa0bc68a87405990b041097d318372
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1471-2164
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1471-2164
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10.1186/1471-2164-9-597
