Shafia F, Wilkinson R F
J Bacteriol. 1969 Jan;97(1):256-60. doi: 10.1128/jb.97.1.256-260.1969.
Following a brief adaptation period to glucose, Ferrobacillus ferrooxidans was grown on glucose, mannitol, several other sugars, and a few amino acids in the absence of an oxidizable iron source. Prolonged growth on an organic substrate free from iron rendered the organism obligately organotrophic. The growth rate of the bacterium was greater in heterotrophic culture; the doubling time was approximately 4.5 hr on glucose. The bacterium retained its acidophilic properties during adaptation and growth on glucose and would not grow in neutral or slightly alkaline media. Addition of p-aminobenzoic acid was necessary for abundant growth of the cells on glucose. Of the eight strains of Fe(++)-oxidizing bacteria studied, only two strains grew on glucose in a nondialyzed system. The results of manometric studies are discussed with regard to metabolic efficiency of organic matter in this organism.
在对葡萄糖有短暂适应期后，氧化亚铁硫杆菌在无可氧化铁源的情况下，以葡萄糖、甘露醇、其他几种糖类和一些氨基酸为培养基进行培养。在无铁的有机底物上长时间生长使该生物体成为专性有机营养型。该细菌在异养培养中的生长速率更高；在葡萄糖上的倍增时间约为4.5小时。该细菌在适应和以葡萄糖生长期间保持其嗜酸特性，且在中性或微碱性培养基中不会生长。添加对氨基苯甲酸对于细胞在葡萄糖上大量生长是必要的。在所研究的8株Fe(++)氧化细菌中，只有两株在非透析系统中能在葡萄糖上生长。针对该生物体中有机物的代谢效率，对测压研究结果进行了讨论。
