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Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans

Known as: Thiobacillus crenatus, Thiobacillus umbonatus, Thiobacillus thiooxidans 
A strictly autotrophic species of bacteria that oxidizes sulfur and thiosulfate to sulfuric acid. It was formerly called Thiobacillus thiooxidans.
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Essential interactions between Thiobacillus ferrooxidans and heterotrophic microorganisms during a wastewater sludge bioleaching process.
1997
1997
Bacterial community in copper sulfide ores inoculated and leached with solution from a commercial-scale copper leaching plant
Most copper bioleaching plants operate with a high concentration of sulfate salts caused by the continuous addition of sulfuric… 
1996
1996
Purification and Some Properties of a Tetrathionate Decomposing Enzyme from Thiobacillus thiooxidans.
A tetrathionate-decomposing enzyme that catalyzes the decomposition of tetrathionate into thiosulfate and sulfate was purified to… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Solubilization of Minerals by Bacteria: Electrophoretic Mobility of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans in the Presence of Iron, Pyrite, and Sulfur
Thiobacillus ferroxidans is an obligate acidophile that respires aerobically on pyrite, elemental sulfur, or soluble ferrous ions… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Plasmid and transposon transfer to Thiobacillus ferrooxidans
The broad-host-range IncP plasmids RP4, R68.45, RP1::Tn501, and pUB307 were transferred to acidophilic, obligately… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Transfer of IncP Plasmids to Extremely Acidophilic Thiobacillus thiooxidans
The broad-host-range IncP plasmids RP4, R68.45, RP1::Tn501, and and pUB307 were transferred directly to extremely acidophilic… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Phenotypic switching of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans
Two solid medium formulations, designated 100:10 and 10:10, were developed for the growth of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans. The new… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
The adsorption of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans on coal surfaces
The adsorption of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans to coal surfaces has been studied. Adsorption experiments were conducted on coal… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Growth models of the continuous bacterial leaching of iron pyrite by Thiobacillus ferrooxidans
The leaching of iron pyrite by Thiobacillus ferrooxidans was studied in a continuous stirred tank reactor at a variety of… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Ferrous iron oxidation and uranium extraction by Thiobacillus ferrooxidans
The microbiological oxidation of ferrous iron in batch and continuous systems has been investigated in relation to uranium… 
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