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Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans (Temple and Colmer) Kelly and Wood

33020

Product category
Bacteria
Product type
Extremophile
Strain designation
11Fe
Type strain
No
Isolation source
Water from uranium mine
Geographical isolation
Japan
Product format
Test tube
Mission Collection Item
This is a Mission Collection Item.

Documentation

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Detailed product information

General

Specific applications
Produces hydrogen sulfide:ferric ion oxidoreductase
Biotechnology
Preceptrol
No

Characteristics

Extremophile type
Acidophile
Metallotolerant
Sulfur oxidizer
Comments
Leaching of uranium from ore
Cloning of ntrBC genes

Handling information

Temperature
26°C
Handling procedure
1. Incubate test tube cultures under above conditions upon receipt.  It is helpful to incubate test tubes in a slanted position to increase gas exchange in broth.  Transfer culture to fresh media within one week of arrival.

2. Gently vortex the test-tube to dislodge the iron that has oxidized onto the glass.  Aseptically withdraw approximately 1.0 ml of the broth culture and transfer into 5 ml of fresh broth.

3. Incubate the broth either on a shaker or in a static and slanted position.

4. Growth is evident within one week, when yellow-orange iron oxide deposits are observed.

5. Transfer the culture approximately every two weeks.

1. Incubate test tube cultures under above conditions upon receipt.  It is helpful to incubate test tubes in a slanted position to increase gas exchange in broth.  Transfer culture to fresh media within one week of arrival.

2. Gently vortex the test-tube to dislodge the iron that has oxidized onto the glass.  Aseptically withdraw approximately 1.0 ml of the broth culture and transfer into 5 ml of fresh broth.

3. Incubate the broth either on a shaker or in a static and slanted position.

4. Growth is evident within one week, when yellow-orange iron oxide deposits are observed.

5. Transfer the culture approximately every two weeks.

Handling notes
The cells are motile and rod-shaped.

          Additional information on this culture is available on the ATCC web site at www.atcc.org.

The cells are motile and rod-shaped.

          Additional information on this culture is available on the ATCC web site at www.atcc.org.

History

Deposited as
Thiobacillus ferrooxidans Temple and Colmer
Depositors
HM Tsuchiya
Chain of custody
ATCC <-- HM Tsuchiya <-- N. Tomizuka
Type of isolate
Environmental
Cross references
GenBank X95571 T.ferrooxidans alaS gene.
GenBank M26933 T.ferrooxidans recA gene, complete cds.
GenBank M16626 T.ferrooxidans glnA gene encoding glutamine synthetase, complete cds.
GenBank M58480 Thiobacillus ferrooxidans nitrogen metabolism regulator (ntrA) gene, complete cds.
GenBank AJ006456 Thiobacillus ferrooxidans cyc1, cyc2, cox1, cox2, cox3, cox4 and rus genes and open reading frame.
GenBank L18975 Thiobacillus ferrooxidans histidine phosphokinase/phophatase (ntrB) and DNA-binding protein (ntrC) genes, complete cds's.
GenBank U20361 Thiobacillus ferrooxidans thioredoxin (trxA) gene, complete cds and rho transcription terminator (rho) gene, partial cds.
GenBank M15238 T.ferrooxidans nifHDK operon encoding nitrogenase reductase and molybdenum-iron protein alpha and beta subunits, complete cds.
GenBank AF032884 Thiobacillus ferrooxidans N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate uridyltransferase (glmU) gene, partial cds; glucosamine synthase (glmS) and RecG (recG) genes, complete cds; and transposon Tn5468, complete sequence.
GenBank M81087 Thiobacillus ferrooxidans F1F0-ATPase c subunit (atpE) gene, b subunit (atpF) gene, delta subunit (atpH) gene, alpha subunit (atpA) gene, gamma subunit (atpG) gene, beta subunit (atpD) gene, epsilon subunit (atpC) gene, complete cds's.
GenBank U81808 Thiobacillus ferrooxidans pyruvate dehydrogenase complex E1 alpha subunit (pdhA), pyruvate dehydrogenase complex E1 beta subunit (pdhB), pyruvate dehydrogenase complex dihydrolipoyl transacetylase/lipoamide dehydrogenase (pdhC), putative citrate

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Frequently Asked Questions

References

Curated Citations

Sugio T, et al. Existence of a hydrogen sulfide:Ferric ion oxidoreductase in iron-oxidizing bacteria. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 58: 431-433, 1992.

. . Proc. IV IFS: Ferment. Technol. Today : 513-520, 1972.

Agric. Biol. Chem. 40: 1019-1025, 1976.

Kilkenny CA, et al. Isolation of the Thiobacillus ferrooxidans ntrBC genes using a T. ferrooxidans nifH-lacZ fusion. Microbiology 140: 2543-2553, 1994. PubMed: 8000526

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