Acidianus sulfidivorans

Acidianus sulfidivorans is a species of archaeon.[1] It is an extremely thermoacidophilic, obligately chemolithotrophic archaeon. It was first isolated from a solfatara on Lihir Island. Its cells are non-motile, Gram-negative, irregular-shaped cocci, 0.5-1.5 micrometres in size. It oxidises sulphur. The type strain is JP7(T) (=DSM 18786(T)=JCM 13667(T)).

Acidianus sulfidivorans
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A. sulfidivorans
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Acidianus sulfidivorans
Plumb et al., 2007

References

Further reading

  • Gonzalez-Contreras, Paula; Weijma, Jan; Weijden, Renata van der; Buisman, Cees J. N. (2010). "Biogenic Scorodite Crystallization byAcidianus sulfidivoransfor Arsenic Removal". Environmental Science & Technology. 44 (2): 675–680. Bibcode:2010EnST...44..675G. doi:10.1021/es902063t. ISSN 0013-936X. PMID 20017476.
  • Plumb, J., Haddad, C., and Franzmann, P. (2008). A novel extremophile Acidianus sulfidivorans sp. nov. from island paradise to industrial potential. International Society for Microbial Ecology Conference, August 2008, Cairns.


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