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Leptothrix

Known as: Chlamydothrix, Detoniella, Leptothrix sp. 
A genus of gram-negative, sheathed, rod-shaped bacteria in the family COMAMONADACEAE.
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
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… Expand
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Four-Hundred-and-Ninety-Million-Year Record of Bacteriogenic Iron Oxide Precipitation at Sea-Floor Hydrothermal Vents
Fe oxide deposits are commonly found at hydrothermal vent sites at mid-ocean ridge and back-arc sea floor spreading centers… Expand
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Production of Biogenic Mn Oxides by Leptothrix discophora SS-1 in a Chemically Defined Growth Medium and Evaluation of Their Pb Adsorption Characteristics
ABSTRACT Biogenic Mn oxides were produced by the bacterium Leptothrix discophora SS-1 (= ATCC 3182) in a chemically defined… Expand
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
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… Expand
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Phylogeny of the Sphaerotilus-Leptothrix group inferred from morphological comparisons, genomic fingerprinting, and 16S ribosomal DNA sequence analyses.
Phase-contrast light microscopy revealed that only one of eight cultivated strains belonging to the Sphaerotilus-Leptothrix group… Expand
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
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… Expand
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Role of disulfide bonds in maintaining the structural integrity of the sheath of Leptothrix discophora SP-6
Isolated sheaths of Leptothrix discophora SP-6 (ATCC 51168) were tested for susceptibility to degradation by a variety of… Expand
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
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… Expand
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
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… Expand
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Transfer of Rhodocyclus gelatinosus to Rubrivivax gelatinosus gen. nov. , comb. nov. , and Phylogenetic Relationships with Leptothrix, Sphaerotilus natans, Pseudomonas saccharophila, and Alcaligenes…
The taxonomic relationships among Rhodocyclus, Leptothrix, and Sphaerotilus species, Pseudomonas saccharophila, and Alcaligenes… Expand
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