Leptothrix

Known as: Chlamydothrix, Detoniella, Leptothrix sp. 
A genus of gram-negative, sheathed, rod-shaped bacteria in the family COMAMONADACEAE.
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2011
2011
What's New Is Old: Resolving the Identity of Leptothrix ochracea Using Single Cell Genomics, Pyrosequencing and FISH
Leptothrix ochracea is a common inhabitant of freshwater iron seeps and iron-rich wetlands. Its defining characteristic is… (More)
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2006
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2006
Methylibium petroleiphilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel methyl tert-butyl ether-degrading methylotroph of the Betaproteobacteria.
A Gram-negative, rod-shaped, motile, non-pigmented, facultative aerobe that grew optimally at pH 6.5 and 30 degrees C (strain… (More)
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2005
2005
Structural analysis of the sheath of a sheathed bacterium, Leptothrix cholodnii.
Leptothrix cholodnii is an aerobic sheath-forming bacterium often found in oligotrophic and metal-rich aquatic environments. The… (More)
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2004
2004
Physiology and ultrastructure of Leptothrix discophora SS-1
Leptothrix discophora strain SS-1 (ATCC 43182) is a Gram-negative, Mn2+-oxidizing, aerobic heterotroph which lost its sheath… (More)
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1999
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1999
Phylogenetic relationships among members of the Comamonadaceae, and description of Delftia acidovorans (den Dooren de Jong 1926 and Tamaoka et al. 1987) gen. nov., comb. nov.
The phylogenetic relationships among members of the family Comamonadaceae and several unclassified strains were studied by direct… (More)
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1999
1999
Production of biogenic Mn oxides by leptothrix discophora SS-1 in a chemically defined growth medium and evaluation of their Pb adsorption characteristics
Biogenic Mn oxides were produced by the bacterium Leptothrix discophora SS-1 (= ATCC 3182) in a chemically defined mineral salts… (More)
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1997
1997
Ennoblement of Stainless Steel by the Manganese-Depositing Bacterium Leptothrix discophora.
The noble shift in open-circuit potential exhibited by microbially colonized stainless steel (ennoblement) was investigated by… (More)
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1993
1993
Ultrastructure and chemical composition of the sheath of Leptothrix discophora SP-6.
Light microscopy and transmission electron microscopy of thin sections and metal-shadowed specimens showed that the sheath of… (More)
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1992
1992
Isolation, Cultural Maintenance, and Taxonomy of a Sheath-Forming Strain of Leptothrix discophora and Characterization of Manganese-Oxidizing Activity Associated with the Sheath.
Leptothrix discophora SP-6 was isolated from the outflow reservoir of an artificial iron seep. Its sheathforming phenotype was… (More)
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1992
1992
Enzymatic iron oxidation by Leptothrix discophora: identification of an iron-oxidizing protein.
An iron-oxidizing factor was identified in the spent culture medium of the iron- and manganese-oxidizing bacterial strain… (More)
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