Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans DSM 14882 is a mesophilic, Gram-negative bacterium that was isolated from acid, bituminous coal mine effluent.

Name and taxonomic classification:

Last LPSN update: 14-12-2023 (DD-MM-YYYY)

Domain: "Bacteria"

Phylum: Pseudomonadota

Class: Acidithiobacillia

Order: Acidithiobacillales

Family: Acidithiobacillaceae

Genus: Acidithiobacillus

Species: Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans

Full Scientific Name (LPSN): Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans (Temple and Colmer 1951) Kelly and Wood 2000

Synonym: Thiobacillus ferrooxidans

Culture medium:

LEPTOSPIRILLUM (HH) MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 882)

Temperature:

Growth 25 °C

Temperature range:

mesophilic

Ability of spore formation: no

Isolation, sampling and environmental information:

Sample type/isolated from: acid, bituminous coal mine effluent

Geographic location (country and/or sea, region): Pennsylvania

Country: USA

Country ISO 3 Code: USA

Continent: North America

Culture collection no.: DSM 14882, ATCC 23270, NCIMB 8455