History:
<- D. P. Kelly, Univ. Warwick, Coventry, U.K. <- M. R. E. Porton <- M. G. Yates, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA <- W. W. Leathen, Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh, USA (Ferrobacillus ferrooxidans)
Summary and
additional information:
<- D. P. Kelly, Univ. Warwick, Coventry, U.K. <- M. R. E. Porton <- M. G. Yates, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA <- W. W. Leathen, Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh, USA (Ferrobacillus ferrooxidans). Coal mine effluent. country of origin unknown. Taxonomy/description (1647). Adapted to ferrous sulfate (663, 664, 665, 666, 676). (Medium 70, incubation time: 3-7 days, 30°C or Medium 882 with strain-specific modifications, incubation time: 3-7 days, 30°C)
