Query: NC_010524:4402478 Leptothrix cholodnii SP-6, complete genome Lineage: Leptothrix cholodnii; Leptothrix; Comamonadaceae; Burkholderiales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria General Information: Leptothrix cholodnii SP-6 was isolated from water and flocculent from an artificial iron seep in Ithaca, NY, USA. Leptothrix cholodnii, like other Leptothrix species is an iron- and manganese-oxidizing, sheathed bacterium common in organic rich aquatic environments. Iron oxides and manganese oxides often coat the sheathes of these organisms.
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General Information: Isolation: iron contaminated groundwater in Michigan; Country: USA; Temp: Mesophile; Habitat: Fresh water. Sideroxydans lithotrophicus is an iron-oxidizing freshwater bacterium that has been isolated from iron contaminated groundwater.