Chemolithoautotroph Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans Can Survive under Phosphate-Limiting Conditions by Expressing a C-P Lyase Operon That Allows It To Grow on Phosphonates

The chemolithoautotrophic bacterium Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans is of great importance in biomining operations. During the bioleaching of ores, microorganisms are subjected to a variety of environmental stresses and to the limitations of some nutrients, such as inorganic phosphate (Pi), which is...

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Veröffentlicht in:Applied and Environmental Microbiology 2008-03, Vol.74 (6), p.1829-1835
Hauptverfasser: Vera, Mario, Pagliai, Fernando, Guiliani, Nicolas, Jerez, Carlos A
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