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Abstract
Rod-shaped bacteria capable of oxidizing ferrous iron at 55 degrees C were cultured from samples of a copper mine leach dump. Yeast extract or cysteine was required by these Thiobacillus-like bacteria for growth, using ferrous iron as an energy source.Entities:
Year: 1978 PMID: 16345316 PMCID: PMC243078 DOI: 10.1128/aem.36.3.523-525.1978
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792