Acidithiobacillus albertensis

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Classification

Domain; Phylum; Class; Order; family [Others may be used. Use NCBI link to find]

Species

NCBI: Taxonomy

Genus species

Description and Significance

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Genome Structure

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Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle

Interesting features of cell structure; how it gains energy; what important molecules it produces.

Ecology and Pathogenesis

Habitat; symbiosis; biogeochemical significance; contributions to environment.
If relevant, how does this organism cause disease? Human, animal, plant hosts? Virulence factors, as well as patient symptoms.

References

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Castro, M., et al. “Draft genome sequence of the type strain of the sulfur-oxidizing acidophile, Acidithiobacillus albertensis (DSM 14366)”. Standards in genomic sciences. 2017. Volume 12 p. 77-84.

Chen, J., Liu, Y., Diep, P., Mahadevan, R. “Genetic engineering of extremely acidophilic Acidithiobacillus species for biomining: Progress and perspectives”. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2022. Volume 438 p. 129-247.

Moya-Beltrán, A., Beard, S., Rojas-Villalobos, C. et al. “Genomic evolution of the class Acidithiobacillia: deep-branching Proteobacteria living in extreme acidic conditions”. ISME J. 2021. Volume 15 p. 3221–3238.

Moya-Beltrán, A., Gajdosik, M., Rojas-Villalobos, C. et al. “Influence of mobile genetic elements and insertion sequences in long- and short-term adaptive processes of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans strains”. Sci Rep. 2023.Volume 13 p. 10876-10890.

Rzhepishevska, O. “Physiology and Genetics of Acidithiobacillus Species: Applications for Biomining”. Umeå University. 2023.

Schofield, E. “Acid Rock Drainage: More than Just a Mining Project Concern?” Barr Engineering Co., 2023. www.barr.com/Insights/Insights-Article/ArtMID/1344/ArticleID/380/Acid-rock-drainage-More-than-just-a-mining-project-concern.

“Section 3 - Acidithiobacillus: Safety Assessment of Transgenic Organisms”. OECD. 2006. Volume 2.

“Tetrathionate.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 27 Aug. 2023, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrathionate.

Vardanyan, N.S., and A.K. Vardanyan. “New sulphur oxidizing bacteria isolated from bioleaching pulp of zinc and copper concentrates.” Universal Journal of Microbiology Research. 2014. Volume 2 p. 27–31.

Xia, J., et al. “A new strain acidithiobacillus albertensis by-05 for bioleaching of metal sulfides ores.” Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China. 2007. Volume 17 p. 168–175.

Author

Page authored by Ben Sauer and Rose Schnabel, students of Prof. Jay Lennon at IndianaUniversity.