PRJNA16689
Iron-oxidizing acidophile
<P><B><I>Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans</I> ATCC 53993</B>. <I>Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans</I> ATCC 53993 was derived from the type strain DSM 2705. The genome sequence of this organism will provide information on the production and regulation of proteins involved in iron-oxidation and will be used for comparative analysis with other iron-oxidizing bacteria.