Draft Genome Sequence of Acidihalobacter ferrooxidans DSM 14175 (Strain V8), a New Iron- and Sulfur-Oxidizing, Halotolerant, Acidophilic Species

Himel N Khaleque; Joshua P Ramsay; Riley J T Murphy; Anna H Kaksonen; Naomi J Boxall; Elizabeth L J Watkin

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00413-17

Draft Genome Sequence of Acidihalobacter ferrooxidans DSM 14175 (Strain V8), a New Iron- and Sulfur-Oxidizing, Halotolerant, Acidophilic Species

Genome Announc. 2017 May 25;5(21):e00413-17. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00413-17.

Authors

Himel N Khaleque^{1

2}, Joshua P Ramsay¹, Riley J T Murphy¹, Anna H Kaksonen², Naomi J Boxall², Elizabeth L J Watkin³

Affiliations

¹ CHIRI Biosciences, School of Biomedical Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Australia.
² CSIRO Land and Water, Perth, Australia.
³ CHIRI Biosciences, School of Biomedical Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Australia e.watkin@curtin.edu.au.

Abstract

The use of halotolerant acidophiles for bioleaching provides a biotechnical approach for the extraction of metals from regions where high salinity exists in the ores and source water. Here, we describe the first draft genome of a new species of a halotolerant and iron- and sulfur-oxidizing acidophile, Acidihalobacter ferrooxidans DSM 14175 (strain V8).