FERROGLOBUS PLACIDUS GEN-NOV, SP-NOV, A NOVEL HYPERTHERMOPHILIC ARCHAEUM THAT OXIDIZES FE2+ AT NEUTRAL PH UNDER ANOXIC CONDITIONS

Authors
HAFENBRADL D KELLER M DIRMEIER R RACHEL R ROSSNAGEL P BURGGRAF S HUBER H STETTER KO
Citation
D. Hafenbradl et al., FERROGLOBUS PLACIDUS GEN-NOV, SP-NOV, A NOVEL HYPERTHERMOPHILIC ARCHAEUM THAT OXIDIZES FE2+ AT NEUTRAL PH UNDER ANOXIC CONDITIONS, Archives of microbiology, 166(5), 1996, pp. 308-314
Citations number
40
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Archives of microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03028933
Volume
166
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Pages
308 - 314
Database
ISI
SICI code
0302-8933(1996)166:5<308:FPGSAN>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
A novel coccoid, anaerobic, Fe2+-oxidizing archaeum was isolated from a shallow submarine hydrothermal system at Vulcano, Italy. In addition s to ferrous iron, H-2 and sulfide served as electron donors. NO3- was used as electron acceptor. In the presence of H-2, also S2O32- could serve as electron acceptor. The isolate was a neutrophilic hyperthermo phile that grew between 65 degrees C and 95 degrees C. It represents a novel genus among the Archaeoglobales that we name Ferroglobus. The t ype species is Ferroglobus placidus (DSM 10642).