title: Draft genome sequence of the extremely acidophilic biomining bacterium Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans ATCC 19377 provides insights into the evolution of the Acidithiobacillus genus.
abstract: Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans is a mesophilic, extremely acidophilic, chemolithoautotrophic gammaproteobacterium that derives energy from the oxidation of sulfur and inorganic sulfur compounds. Here we present the draft genome sequence of A. thiooxidans ATCC 19377, which has allowed the identification of genes for survival and colonization of extremely acidic environments.
authors: Center for Bioinformatics and Genome Biology, Fundación Ciencia & Vida and Depto. de Ciencias Biologicas, Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile.
authors: Jorge
authors: J
authors: Valdes
authors: Francisco
authors: F
authors: Ossandon
authors: Raquel
authors: R
authors: Quatrini
authors: Mark
authors: M
authors: Dopson
authors: David S
authors: DS
authors: Holmes
mesh_terms: D042763:Acidithiobacillus / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D013856:Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D000143:Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D001483:Base Sequence; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D008906:Mining; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D013455:Sulfur / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000143:Acids; D013455:Sulfur