''Ferrimicrobium acidiphilum'' is an extremely
acidophilic
Acidophiles or acidophilic organisms are those that thrive under highly acidic conditions (usually at pH 5.0 or below). These organisms can be found in different branches of the tree of life, including Archaea, Bacteria,Becker, A.Types of Bacteri ...
and iron-oxidizing bacterium from the genus ''
Ferrimicrobium'' which has been isolated from
mine water
Pit water, mine water or mining water is water that collects in a mining, mine and which has to be brought to the surface by water management methods in order to enable the mine to continue working.
Origin
Although all water that enters pit work ...
from the
Cae Coch sulfur mine in
North Wales
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in
England
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.
References
External links
Type strain of ''Ferrimicrobium acidiphilum'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Actinomycetota
Bacteria described in 2009
Acidophiles
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