Acidianus sulfidivorans

Acidianus sulfidivorans
Scientific classification
Domain:
Archaea
Phylum:
Thermoproteota
Class:
Thermoprotei
Order:
Sulfolobales
Family:
Sulfolobaceae
Genus:
Acidianus
Species:
A. sulfidivorans
Binomial name
Acidianus sulfidivorans
Plumb et al., 2007

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)).

References

  1. ^ Plumb JJ; Haddad CM; Gibson JA; Franzmann PD (July 2007). "Acidianus sulfidivorans sp. nov., an extremely acidophilic, thermophilic archaeon isolated from a solfatara on Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea, and emendation of the genus description". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 57 (Pt 7): 1418–23. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.64846-0. PMID 17625168.

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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