| Comment |
Thermophilic, facultatively anaerobic bacteria which grows optimally at temperatures between 65 to 70 deg C with no specific amino acid or vitamin requirements.
Capable of dissimilatory iron reduction, growth with oxygen and nitrate as terminal electron acceptors and the ability to reduce a variety of metal ions, including gold, chromate and uranium.
Isolated from fissure water collected 3.2 km below surface in a South African gold mine.
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| Authors |
Gounder K, Brzuszkiewicz E, Liesegang H, Wollherr A, Daniel R, Gottschalk G, Reva O, Kumwenda B, Srivastava M, Bricio C, et al. |
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