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[Phenotypic characteristics of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans strains]
S N Ageeva1, T F Kondrat'eva, G E Karavaĭko
1Institute of Microbiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, pr. 60-letiya Oktyabrya 7, k. 2, Moscow, 117811 Russia.
Abstract:
Phenotypic polymorphism of strains of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans isolated from various ecological niches was studied. The strains differed both in rates of growth and oxidation of Fe2+, S0, FeS2, and sulfide minerals contained in concentrate. Each strain, irrespective of its original environment, required a period of adaptation to a new substrate. Strains TFN-d, TFBk, TFO, and TFL-2, isolated from ores and concentrates rich in oxidized substrates, showed an equal adaptation pace (five culture transfers) but differed in their adaptation efficiency. Strain TFV-1, isolated from base ore and showing the lowest rates of growth and oxidation of all the substrates, required five culture transfers to adapt to S0 and FeS2 and seven culture transfers to adapt to the concentrate. It is concluded that the phenotypic properties of the strains correlate with their genotypic polymorphism and the environmental conditions under which their microevolution took place.
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