Valdes Jorge, Quatrini Raquel, Hallberg Kevin, Dopson Mark, Valenzuela Pablo D T, Holmes David S
Center for Bioinformatics and Genome Biology, Fundación Ciencia para la Vida and Depto. de Ciencias Biologicas, Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile.
J Bacteriol. 2009 Sep;191(18):5877-8. doi: 10.1128/JB.00843-09. Epub 2009 Jul 17.
Acidithiobacillus caldus is an extremely acidophilic, moderately thermophilic, chemolithoautotrophic gammaproteobacterium that derives energy from the oxidation of sulfur and reduced inorganic sulfur compounds. Here we present the draft genome sequence of Acidithiobacillus caldus ATCC 51756 (the type strain of the species), which has permitted the prediction of genes for survival in extremely acidic environments, including genes for sulfur oxidation and nutrient assimilation.
嗜热嗜酸硫杆菌是一种极端嗜酸、中度嗜热、化能无机自养γ-变形菌,可从硫和还原态无机硫化合物的氧化过程中获取能量。在此,我们展示了嗜热嗜酸硫杆菌ATCC 51756(该物种的模式菌株)的基因组草图序列,这使得我们能够预测其在极端酸性环境中生存所需的基因,包括硫氧化和养分同化相关基因。