title: [Recent research progress on the biomining bacteria of Acidithiobacillus caldus--a review].
abstract: Acidithiobacillus caldus (A. caldus) is one of the predominant biomining bacteria, which shows application prospect in biological metallurgy. It can enhance the biomining efficiency together with iron oxidation bacteria in mixed biomining system. Based on the published papers and our study on this bacterium, we described the research progress on it from four aspects, including the biomining mechanism, arsenic-resistant mechanism, genome study and genetic reconstruction. Furthermore, we discussed the prospects of research on A. caldus.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China. pangxin@sdu.edu.cn
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.forename: Dandan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jianqun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Xiangmei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jianqiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Wangming
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yan
mesh_terms: D042763:Acidithiobacillus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D001709:Biotechnology; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D008906:Mining