Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2016 Jan 14;4(1):e01540-15.
doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01540-15.

Draft Genome Sequence of a Novel Desulfobacteraceae Member from a Sulfate-Reducing Bioreactor Metagenome

Robert Almstrand  1 , Ameet J Pinto  2 , Linda A Figueroa  3 , Jonathan O Sharp  3
Affiliations

Draft Genome Sequence of a Novel Desulfobacteraceae Member from a Sulfate-Reducing Bioreactor Metagenome

Robert Almstrand et al. Genome Announc. .

Abstract

Sulfate-reducing bacteria are important players in the global sulfur cycle and of considerable commercial interest. The draft genome sequence of a sulfate-reducing bacterium of the family Desulfobacteraceae, assembled from a sulfate-reducing bioreactor metagenome, indicates that heavy-metal- and acid-resistance traits of this organism may be of importance for its application in acid mine drainage mitigation.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Enning D, Garrelfs J. 2014. Corrosion of iron by sulfate-reducing bacteria: New views of an old problem. Appl Environ Microbiol 80:1226–1236. doi:10.1128/AEM.02848-13. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Logan MV, Reardon KF, Figueroa LA, McLain JET, Ahmann DM. 2005. Microbial community activities during establishment, performance, and decline of bench-scale passive treatment systems for mine drainage. Water Res 39:4537–4551. doi:10.1016/j.watres.2005.08.013. - DOI - PubMed
    1. Petzsch P, Johnson DB, Daniel R, Schlömann M. 2015. Genome sequence of the moderately acidophilic sulfate-reducing firmicute Desulfosporosinus acididurans (strain M1T). Genome Announc 3(4):e00881-15. doi:10.1128/genomeA.00881-15. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Sánchez-Andrea I, Stams AJM, Amils R, Sanz JL. 2013. Enrichment and isolation of acidophilic sulfate-reducing bacteria from Tinto River sediments. Environ Microbiol Rep 5:672–678. doi:10.1111/1758-2229.12066. - DOI - PubMed
    1. Postgate J. 1984. The sulphate-reducing bacteria. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.