Open AccessLeptospirillum ferrooxidans and similar bacteria: Some characteristics and genomic diversity
Author(s) -
Harrison A.P.,
Norris P.R.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1985.tb00992.x
Subject(s) - bacteria , thiobacillus ferrooxidans , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , genomic dna , homology (biology) , dna , biochemistry , genetics , gene
Several isolates of Leptospirillum ‐like bacteria and Leptospirillum ferrooxidans have been examined. Different growth rates on iron, some differences in electrophoretic whole‐cell protein patterns and particularly the poor DNA‐DNA homology among some isolates have indicated that the binomial L. ferrooxidans is inadequate for classification of the Leptospirillum ‐like bacteria. However, the morphology and the mol% GC values of the isolates have indicated at least one or two groups of apparently similar bacteria, readily identifiable and distinct from Thiobacillus ferrooxidans .