Mariprofundus ferrooxydans
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Mariprofundus ferrooxydans is a neutrophilic, chemolithotrophic, Gram-negative bacterium which can grow by oxidising ferrous to ferric iron. It is one of the few members of the class Zetaproteobacteri
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Yellow iron oxide-covered lava rock on the flank of Kamaʻehuakanaloa
Zetaproteobacteria
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The class Zetaproteobacteria is the sixth and most recently described class of the Pseudomonadota. Zetaproteobacteria can also refer to the group of organisms assigned to this class. The Zetaproteobac
Mariprofundus ferrooxydans
…neutrophilic, chemolithotrophic, Gram-negative bacterium which can grow by oxidising ferrous to ferric iron. It is one of the few members of the class Zetaproteobacteria in the phylum Pseudomonadota. It is typically found in iron-rich deep sea environments, particularly at hydrothermal vents. M. ferrooxydans characteristically…
Mariprofundus ferrooxydans PV-1 cell attached to twisted stalk TEM image. Image by Clara Chan.