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Role of an archaeal PitA transporter in the copper and arsenic resistance of Metallosphaera sedula, an extreme thermoacidophile.
- Samuel McCarthy, Chenbing Ai, +4 authors P. Blum
- Biology, Medicine
- Journal of bacteriology
- 15 October 2014
Thermoacidophilic archaea, such as Metallosphaera sedula, are lithoautotrophs that occupy metal-rich environments. In previous studies, an M. sedula mutant lacking the primary copper efflux… Expand
Increased acid resistance of the archaeon, Metallosphaera sedula by adaptive laboratory evolution
- Chenbing Ai, Samuel McCarthy, Valerie Eckrich, D. Rudrappa, G. Qiu, P. Blum
- Biology, Medicine
- Journal of Industrial Microbiology…
- 12 August 2016
Extremely thermoacidophilic members of the Archaea such as the lithoautotroph, Metallosphaera sedula, are among the most acid resistant forms of life and are of great relevance in bioleaching. Here,… Expand