Acidithiobacillus ferriphilus M20 is a facultative anaerobe, chemolithotroph, mesophilic prokaryote that was isolated from acidic pool in a geothermal area.
Gram-negative motile rod-shaped facultative anaerobe chemolithotroph mesophilic genome sequence 16S sequence| @ref 20215 |
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| Domain Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum Pseudomonadota |
| Class Acidithiobacillia |
| Order Acidithiobacillales |
| Family Acidithiobacillaceae |
| Genus Acidithiobacillus |
| Species Acidithiobacillus ferriphilus |
| Full scientific name Acidithiobacillus ferriphilus Falagán and Johnson 2016 |
| @ref | Sample type | Geographic location | Country | Country ISO 3 Code | Continent | Latitude | Longitude | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24146 | acidic pool in a geothermal area | West Indies, Montserrat, Galway’s Soufriere | United Kingdom | GBR | Europe | 16.6683 | -62.193 | |
| 43830 | An acidic pool in a geothermal area of Montserrat | Montserrat | ||||||
| 67770 | Stream at Galway's soufriere | island of Montserrat | United Kingdom | GBR | Europe |
Global distribution of 16S sequence KR905751 (>99% sequence identity) for Acidithiobacillus from Microbeatlas 
 Aquatic Samples |
432 |
 Soil Samples |
127 |
 Animal Samples |
60 |
 Plant Samples |
27 |
| Total Samples | 646 |
| @ref | Description | Assembly level | INSDC accession | BV-BRC accession | NCBI tax ID | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66792 | ASM1885477v1 assembly for Acidithiobacillus ferriphilus DSM 100412 | contig | GCA_018854775   | 1689834.8  | 1689834 | 15.13 |  |
| @ref | Description | Accession | Length | Database | NCBI tax ID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24146 | Acidithiobacillus ferriphilus strain M20 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence | KR905751 | 1323 |  | 1689834 |
| Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complete Genome Sequence of Acidithiobacillus ferriphilus GT2, Isolated from Gold Mill Tailings. | Guzman MS, Reed D, Fujita Y, Jiao Y, Park DM. | Microbiol Resour Announc | 10.1128/mra.01089-21 | 2022 | |
| Molecular Systematics of the Genus Acidithiobacillus: Insights into the Phylogenetic Structure and Diversification of the Taxon. | Nunez H, Moya-Beltran A, Covarrubias PC, Issotta F, Cardenas JP, Gonzalez M, Atavales J, Acuna LG, Johnson DB, Quatrini R. | Front Microbiol | 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00030 | 2017 | |
| Isolation, Sphalerite Bioleaching, and Whole Genome Sequencing of Acidithiobacillus ferriphilus QBS3 from Zinc-Rich Sulfide Mine Drainage. | Wang K, Liu Y, Liu R, Belqadi W, Zeng W, Yu R, Wu X. | Life (Basel) | 10.3390/life15050792 | 2025 | |
| Metals recovery from polymetallic sulfide tailings by bioleaching functional bacteria isolated with the improved 9K agar: Comparison between one-step and two-step processes. | Hu M, Zhao X, Gu J, Qian L, Wang Z, Nie Y, Han X, An L, Jiang H. | Environ Res | 10.1016/j.envres.2023.117511 | 2024 | |
| Eurypsychrophilic acidophiles: From (meta)genomes to low-temperature biotechnologies. | Dopson M, Gonzalez-Rosales C, Holmes DS, Mykytczuk N. | Front Microbiol | 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1149903 | 2023 | |
| Microbiota based personalized nutrition improves hyperglycaemia and hypertension parameters and reduces inflammation: a prospective, open label, controlled, randomized, comparative, proof of concept study. | Kallapura G, Prakash AS, Sankaran K, Manjappa P, Chaudhary P, Ambhore S, Dhar D. | PeerJ | 10.7717/peerj.17583 | 2024 | |
| Molecular Identification and Acid Stress Response of an Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans Strain Isolated from Rio Tinto (Spain). | Ibanez A, Barreiro C, Diez-Galan A, Cobos R, Calvo-Pena C, Coque JJR. | Int J Mol Sci | 10.3390/ijms241713391 | 2023 | |
| Bioleaching of Transition Metals From Limonitic Laterite Deposits and Reassessment of the Multiple Roles of Sulfur-Oxidizing Acidophiles in the Process. | Johnson DB, Smith SL, Santos AL. | Front Microbiol | 10.3389/fmicb.2021.703177 | 2021 | |
| Genome sequencing and metabolic network reconstruction of a novel sulfur-oxidizing bacterium Acidithiobacillus Ameehan. | Wu P, Yuan Q, Cheng T, Han Y, Zhao W, Liao X, Wang L, Cai J, He Q, Guo Y, Zhang X, Lu F, Wang J, Ma H, Huang Z. | Front Microbiol | 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1277847 | 2023 | |
| Growth of Leptospirillum ferriphilum in sulfur medium in co-culture with Acidithiobacillus caldus. | Smith SL, Johnson DB. | Extremophiles | 10.1007/s00792-018-1001-3 | 2018 | |
| From Genes to Bioleaching: Unraveling Sulfur Metabolism in Acidithiobacillus Genus. | Ibanez A, Garrido-Chamorro S, Coque JJR, Barreiro C. | Genes (Basel) | 10.3390/genes14091772 | 2023 | |
| Prediction and Inferred Evolution of Acid Tolerance Genes in the Biotechnologically Important Acidihalobacter Genus. | Boase K, Gonzalez C, Vergara E, Neira G, Holmes D, Watkin E. | Front Microbiol | 10.3389/fmicb.2022.848410 | 2022 | |
| Evolution of Type IV CRISPR-Cas Systems: Insights from CRISPR Loci in Integrative Conjugative Elements of Acidithiobacillia. | Moya-Beltran A, Makarova KS, Acuna LG, Wolf YI, Covarrubias PC, Shmakov SA, Silva C, Tolstoy I, Johnson DB, Koonin EV, Quatrini R. | CRISPR J | 10.1089/crispr.2021.0051 | 2021 | |
| Genomic evolution of the class Acidithiobacillia: deep-branching Proteobacteria living in extreme acidic conditions. | Moya-Beltran A, Beard S, Rojas-Villalobos C, Issotta F, Gallardo Y, Ulloa R, Giaveno A, Degli Esposti M, Johnson DB, Quatrini R. | ISME J | 10.1038/s41396-021-00995-x | 2021 | |
| Phylogeny, Divergent Evolution, and Speciation of Sulfur-Oxidizing Acidithiobacillus Populations. | Zhang X, Liu X, Li L, Wei G, Zhang D, Liang Y, Miao B. | BMC Genomics | 10.1186/s12864-019-5827-6 | 2019 | |
| In Silico Genome-Wide Analysis Reveals the Potential Links Between Core Genome of Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans and Its Autotrophic Lifestyle. | Zhang X, Liu Z, Wei G, Yang F, Liu X. | Front Microbiol | 10.3389/fmicb.2018.01255 | 2018 | |
| Comparative Genomic Analysis Reveals the Distribution, Organization, and Evolution of Metal Resistance Genes in the Genus Acidithiobacillus. | Li L, Liu Z, Meng D, Liu X, Li X, Zhang M, Tao J, Gu Y, Zhong S, Yin H. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.02153-18 | 2019 | |
| Sulfur Oxidation in the Acidophilic Autotrophic Acidithiobacillus spp. | Wang R, Lin JQ, Liu XM, Pang X, Zhang CJ, Yang CL, Gao XY, Lin CM, Li YQ, Li Y, Lin JQ, Chen LX. | Front Microbiol | 10.3389/fmicb.2018.03290 | 2018 | |
| Acidithiobacillus ferriphilus sp. nov., a facultatively anaerobic iron- and sulfur-metabolizing extreme acidophile. | Falagan C, Johnson DB | Int J Syst Evol Microbiol | 10.1099/ijsem.0.000698 | 2015 | |
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