Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans (NCIMB 9490, BCRC 13033, ATCC 19859)

Name: Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans (NCIMB 9490, BCRC 13033, ATCC 19859)
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BacDive ID 164860

Type strain

Culture col. no. NCIMB 9490 BCRC 13033 ATCC 19859 JCM 3863

NCBI tax ID(s) 920

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Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans JCM 3863 is a mesophilic prokaryote that was isolated from Mine water.

mesophilic 16S sequence

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 37135

ATCC 19859,NCIB 9490,JCM 3863,CCRC 13033,NCIMB 9490,CECT 823,KCTC 2677,CCT 2588,BCRC 13033,NCIM 5069

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Last LPSN update 2025-12-16 10:09:33

Domain Pseudomonadati

Phylum Pseudomonadota

Class Acidithiobacillia

Order Acidithiobacillales

Family Acidithiobacillaceae

Genus Acidithiobacillus

Species Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans

Full scientific name Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans (Temple and Colmer 1951) Kelly and Wood 2000

Synonyms (1)

Thiobacillus ferrooxidans

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans** (13)	Type strain
118	A. ferrooxidans TM, DSM 14882, ATCC 23270, NCIMB 8455 (type strain)
111	A. ferrooxidans DSM 583
112	A. ferrooxidans DSM 584
113	A. ferrooxidans DSM 585
114	A. ferrooxidans F221, DSM 1927
115	A. ferrooxidans N-Fe3, DSM 9464
116	A. ferrooxidans NFe-4, DSM 9465
117	A. ferrooxidans Tf18, DSM 11477
120	A. ferrooxidans SP5/1, DSM 24419, JCM 39165
130137	A. ferrooxidans R1, DSM 29444
162005	A. ferrooxidans JCM 17309
164861	A. ferrooxidans JCM 3865
165617	A. ferrooxidans JCM 7812

Morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)	Range
67770	positive	growth	30	mesophilic

Physiology and metabolism

Observation

67770

Observationquinones: Q-8

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation

67770

Sample typeMine water

Interaction and safety

Sequence information

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	NCBI tax ID
124043	Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans gene, 16S-23S rDNA region, strain: ATCC 19859.	AB189131	441	920
124043	Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans strain ATCC 19859 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; 16S-23S ribosomal RNA intergenic spacer region, complete sequence; and 23S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	AF362022	3725	920
124043	Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans partial 16S rRNA gene, strain ATCC19859	AJ457808	1408	920

GC content

@ref	GC-content (mol%)	Method
67770	58	thermal denaturation, midpoint method (Tm)

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Metabolism	Tetrathionate hydrolase from the acidophilic microorganisms.	Kanao T.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2024.1338669	2024
	Influence of mobile genetic elements and insertion sequences in long- and short-term adaptive processes of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans strains.	Moya-Beltran A, Gajdosik M, Rojas-Villalobos C, Beard S, Mandl M, Silva-Garcia D, Johnson DB, Ramirez P, Quatrini R, Kucera J.	Sci Rep	10.1038/s41598-023-37341-4	2023
	Active fluid with Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans: correlations between swimming and the oxidation route.	Torrenegra JD, Agudelo-Morimitsu LC, Marquez-Godoy MA, Hernandez-Ortiz JP.	J Biol Phys	10.1007/s10867-019-09524-6	2019
Metabolism	A Model of Aerobic and Anaerobic Metabolism of Hydrogen in the Extremophile Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans.	Kucera J, Lochman J, Bouchal P, Pakostova E, Mikulasek K, Hedrich S, Janiczek O, Mandl M, Johnson DB.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2020.610836	2020
	Recovery of valuable metals from spent lithium-ion batteries using microbial agents for bioleaching: a review.	Biswal BK, Balasubramanian R.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2023.1197081	2023
	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
Metabolism	Extending the models for iron and sulfur oxidation in the extreme acidophile Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans.	Quatrini R, Appia-Ayme C, Denis Y, Jedlicki E, Holmes DS, Bonnefoy V.	BMC Genomics	10.1186/1471-2164-10-394	2009
Metabolism	Reconstitution of iron oxidase from sulfur-grown Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans.	Taha TM, Kanao T, Takeuchi F, Sugio T.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.00787-08	2008
	Thickness and surface density of extracellular polymers on Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans.	Taylor ES, Lower SK.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.01904-07	2008
Metabolism	Immobilization of arsenite and ferric iron by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans and its relevance to acid mine drainage.	Duquesne K, Lebrun S, Casiot C, Bruneel O, Personne JC, Leblanc M, Elbaz-Poulichet F, Morin G, Bonnefoy V.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.69.10.6165-6173.2003	2003
Metabolism	Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans metabolism: from genome sequence to industrial applications.	Valdes J, Pedroso I, Quatrini R, Dodson RJ, Tettelin H, Blake R, Eisen JA, Holmes DS.	BMC Genomics	10.1186/1471-2164-9-597	2008
Metabolism	Copper ions stimulate polyphosphate degradation and phosphate efflux in Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans.	Alvarez S, Jerez CA.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.70.9.5177-5182.2004	2004
Metabolism	Salt Stress-Induced Loss of Iron Oxidoreduction Activities and Reacquisition of That Phenotype Depend on rus Operon Transcription in Acidithiobacillus ferridurans.	Bonnefoy V, Grail BM, Johnson DB.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.02795-17	2018
Phylogeny	Presence of a family of plasmids (29 to 65 kilobases) with a 26-kilobase common region in different strains of the sulfur-oxidizing bacterium Acidithiobacillus caldus.	van Zyl LJ, Deane SM, Louw LA, Rawlings DE.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.00864-08	2008
	Metatranscriptomics Supports the Mechanism for Biocathode Electroautotrophy by "Candidatus Tenderia electrophaga".	Eddie BJ, Wang Z, Hervey WJ, Leary DH, Malanoski AP, Tender LM, Lin B, Strycharz-Glaven SM.	mSystems	10.1128/msystems.00002-17	2017
Metabolism	Molecular cloning, sequencing, and expression of omp-40, the gene coding for the major outer membrane protein from the acidophilic bacterium Thiobacillus ferrooxidans.	Guiliani N, Jerez CA.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.66.6.2318-2324.2000	2000
	A persistent and diverse airway microbiota present during chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations.	Huang YJ, Kim E, Cox MJ, Brodie EL, Brown R, Wiener-Kronish JP, Lynch SV.	OMICS	10.1089/omi.2009.0100	2010
Metabolism	Anaerobic respiration using Fe(3+), S(0), and H(2) in the chemolithoautotrophic bacterium Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans.	Ohmura N, Sasaki K, Matsumoto N, Saiki H.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.184.8.2081-2087.2002	2002
Enzymology	Detection of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans in acid mine drainage environments using fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH).	Mahmoud KK, Leduc LG, Ferroni GD	J Microbiol Methods	10.1016/j.mimet.2004.10.022	2005
Pathogenicity	Increases of ferrous iron oxidation activity and arsenic stressed cell growth by overexpression of Cyc2 in Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans ATCC19859.	Liu W, Lin J, Pang X, Mi S, Cui S, Lin J	Biotechnol Appl Biochem	10.1002/bab.1110	2013
Metabolism	Overexpression of rusticyanin in Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans ATCC19859 increased Fe(II) oxidation activity.	Liu W, Lin J, Pang X, Cui S, Mi S, Lin J	Curr Microbiol	10.1007/s00284-010-9708-0	2010
Metabolism	The growth, ferrous iron oxidation and ultrastructure of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans in the presence of dibutyl phthalate.	Matlakowska R, Skudlarska E, Sklodowska A	Pol J Microbiol		2006
Phylogeny	Inter- and intraspecific genomic variability of the 16S-23S intergenic spacer regions (ISR) in representatives of Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans and Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans.	Ni YQ, Yang Y, Bao JT, He KY, Li HY	FEMS Microbiol Lett	10.1111/j.1574-6968.2007.00660.x	2007
Genetics	Identification of IS elements in Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans strains grown in a medium with ferrous iron or adapted to elemental sulfur.	Kondrat'eva TF, Danilevich VN, Ageeva SN, Karavaiko GI	Arch Microbiol	10.1007/s00203-005-0010-7	2005
Metabolism	Characterization of the petI and res operons of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans.	Levican G, Bruscella P, Guacunano M, Inostroza C, Bonnefoy V, Holmes DS, Jedlicki E	J Bacteriol	10.1128/JB.184.5.1498-1501.2002	2002
	ISAfe1, an ISL3 family insertion sequence from Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans ATCC 19859.	Holmes DS, Zhao HL, Levican G, Ratouchniak J, Bonnefoy V, Varela P, Jedlicki E	J Bacteriol	10.1128/JB.183.14.4323-4329.2001	2001
	Construction and characterization of a recA mutant of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans by marker exchange mutagenesis.	Liu Z, Guiliani N, Appia-Ayme C, Borne F, Ratouchniak J, Bonnefoy V	J Bacteriol	10.1128/JB.182.8.2269-2276.2000	2000
Metabolism	IST1 insertional inactivation of the resB gene: implications for phenotypic switching in Thiobacillus ferrooxidans.	Cabrejos ME, Zhao HL, Guacucano M, Bueno S, Levican G, Garcia E, Jedlicki E, Holmes DS	FEMS Microbiol Lett	10.1111/j.1574-6968.1999.tb13624.x	1999
	Direct 5S rRNA Assay for Monitoring Mixed-Culture Bioprocesses.	Stoner DL, Browning CK, Bulmer DK, Ward TE, Macdonell MT	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.62.6.1969-1976.1996	1996
Enzymology	Purification and characterization of the hydrogenase from Thiobacillus ferrooxidans.	Fischer J, Quentmeier A, Kostka S, Kraft R, Friedrich CG	Arch Microbiol	10.1007/s002030050329	1996
	Ferrous Iron and Sulfur Oxidation and Ferric Iron Reduction Activities of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans Are Affected by Growth on Ferrous Iron, Sulfur, or a Sulfide Ore.	Suzuki I, Takeuchi TL, Yuthasastrakosol TD, Oh JK	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.56.6.1620-1626.1990	1990
	Competitive Inhibition of Ferrous Iron Oxidation by Thiobacillus ferrooxidans by Increasing Concentrations of Cells.	Suzuki I, Lizama HM, Tackaberry PD	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.55.5.1117-1121.1989	1989
Genetics	IST2: an insertion sequence from Thiobacillus ferrooxidans.	Yates JR, Cunningham RP, Holmes DS	Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A	10.1073/pnas.85.19.7284	1988
	Growth of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans on Elemental Sulfur.	Espejo RT, Romero P	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.53.8.1907-1912.1987	1987
Phylogeny	Two families of repeated DNA sequences in Thiobacillus ferrooxidans.	Yates JR, Holmes DS	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.169.5.1861-1870.1987	1987
Enzymology	Kinetics of the removal of iron pyrite from coal by microbial catalysis.	Hoffmann MR, Faust BC, Panda FA, Koo HH, Tsuchiya HM	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.42.2.259-271.1981	1981
Metabolism	Type IV pili of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans are necessary for sliding, twitching motility, and adherence.	Li YQ, Wan DS, Huang SS, Leng FF, Yan L, Ni YQ, Li HY	Curr Microbiol	10.1007/s00284-009-9494-8	2009
Metabolism	Differential protein expression during growth of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans on ferrous iron, sulfur compounds, or metal sulfides.	Ramirez P, Guiliani N, Valenzuela L, Beard S, Jerez CA	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/AEM.70.8.4491-4498.2004	2004
Enzymology	The bc(1) complex of the iron-grown acidophilic chemolithotrophic bacterium Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans functions in the reverse but not in the forward direction. Is there a second bc(1) complex?	Brasseur G, Bruscella P, Bonnefoy V, Lemesle-Meunier D	Biochim Biophys Acta	10.1016/s0005-2728(02)00251-7	2002
Metabolism	An exported rhodanese-like protein is induced during growth of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans in metal sulfides and different sulfur compounds.	Ramirez P, Toledo H, Guiliani N, Jerez CA	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/AEM.68.4.1837-1845.2002	2002

References

#20215	Parte, A.C., Sardà Carbasse, J., Meier-Kolthoff, J.P., Reimer, L.C. and Göker, M.: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. IJSEM ( DOI 10.1099/ijsem.0.004332 )
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#124043	Isabel Schober, Julia Koblitz: Data extracted from sequence databases, automatically matched based on designation and taxonomy .
#126262	A. Lissin, I. Schober, J. F. Witte, H. Lüken, A. Podstawka, J. Koblitz, B. Bunk, P. Dawyndt, P. Vandamme, P. de Vos, J. Overmann, L. C. Reimer: StrainInfo—the central database for linked microbial strain identifiers. ( DOI 10.1093/database/baaf059 )

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Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans (NCIMB 9490, BCRC 13033, ATCC 19859)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture temp

Physiology and metabolism

Observation

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation

Interaction and safety

Sequence information

16S sequences

GC content

Genome-based predictions

Literature

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