Query: NC_015850:1220444 Acidithiobacillus caldus SM-1 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Acidithiobacillus caldus; Acidithiobacillus; Acidithiobacillaceae; Acidithiobacillales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Acidithiobacillus caldus (formerly Thiobacillus caldus) is a moderately thermophilic, acidophilic, sulphur-oxidizing and obligately chemolithotrophic bacterium. Isolated from a pilot bioleaching reactor.
Subject: NC_015942:1947258 Acidithiobacillus ferrivorans SS3 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Acidithiobacillus ferrivorans; Acidithiobacillus; Acidithiobacillaceae; Acidithiobacillales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Isolation: Norilsk, Russia; Temp: Psychrotolerant. This organism is an acidophilic bacterium able to grow at a pH as low as 1.9 (optimum pH of 2.5). This bacterium is able to grow using sulfur and ferrous iron as electron donors.