Aspects of the predicted physiology of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans deduced from an analysis of its partial genome sequence

Marlen Barreto; Raquel Quatrini; Susan Bueno; Claudia Arriagada; Jorge Valdes; Simon Silver; Eugenia Jedlicki; David S. Holmes

doi:10.1016/S0304-386X(03)00145-2

Aspects of the predicted physiology of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans deduced from an analysis of its partial genome sequence

Marlen Barreto, Raquel Quatrini, Susan Bueno, Claudia Arriagada, Jorge Valdes, Simon Silver, Eugenia Jedlicki, David S. Holmes

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Abstract

Candidate genes have been identified in the almost complete genome sequence of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans that are potentially involved in several physiological processes of relevance to the application of this microorganism to biohydrometallurgical processes. Candidates for six of the 10 missing genes in the previously described amino acid biosynthesis pathways have been located. Genes potentially involved in hydrogen utilization, conjugation, type IV pilus formation, heavy metal resistance and cation fluxes are described.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	97-105
Number of pages	9
Journal	Hydrometallurgy
Volume	71
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0304-386X(03)00145-2
Publication status	Published - Oct 2003
Event	Biohydrometallurgy: Fundamentals, Technology and Suistainable - Ouro Preto, Brazil Duration: 16 Sept 2001 → 19 Sept 2001

Keywords

Amino acid biosynthesis
Conjugation
Genome
Metabolic reconstruction
Metal resistance

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Metals and Alloys
Materials Chemistry

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