Characterization and identification of an iron-oxidizing, Leptospirillum-like bacterium, present in the high sulfate leaching solution of a commercial bioleaching plant

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作者
Romero, J
Yañez, C
Vásquez, M
Moore, ERB
Espejo, RT
机构
[1] Univ Chile, Inst Nutr & Tecnol Alimentos, Lab Biotecnol, Santiago 13811, Chile
[2] Gesell Biotechnol Forsch mbH, Bereich Mikrobiol, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany
关键词
Leptospirillum ferrooxidans; sulfate; bioleaching; extremophiles;
D O I
10.1016/S0923-2508(03)00037-8
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Most copper bioleaching plants operate with a high concentration of sulfate salts, caused by the continuous addition of sulfuric acid and the recycling of the leaching solution. Since the bacteria involved in bioleaching have been generally isolated at low sulfate concentrations, the bacterial population present in the high-sulfate (150 gl(-1)) leaching solution, employed in a copper production plant, was investigated. The iron-oxidizing bacteria able to grow in the leaching solution were enriched by several batch cultivations and, after serial dilution, an abundant bacterial strain was isolated. This strain, called LA, exhibited a relatively constant rate of iron-oxidation in media containing sulfate ions at concentrations ranging from 10 to 150 gl(-1). Culture collection strains of Leptospirillum ferrooxidans and Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans showed limited abilities to grow at sulfate ion concentrations higher than 70 gl(-1). In spite of its tolerance to high sulfate concentrations, strain LA was as sensitive to NaCl as A. ferrooxidans. Comparative sequence analysis of the 16S rRNA gene of strain LA indicated that it is phylogenetically related to strains described as Leptospirillum ferrooxidans. Bacterial community DNA restriction patterns of 16S rRNA genes suggested that strain LA was a minor component of the bacterial population present in leaching solution, but is abundant in ore leached with this solution. (C) 2003 Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.
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