''Leptospirillum ferriphilum'' is an iron-oxidising
bacterium
Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria were among ...
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It is one of the species responsible for the generation of
acid mine drainage
Acid mine drainage, acid and metalliferous drainage (AMD), or acid rock drainage (ARD) is the outflow of acidic water from metal mines or coal mines.
Acid rock drainage occurs naturally within some environments as part of the rock weathering ...
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It is of particular relevance in South African commercial
biooxidation tanks operating at 40 °C.
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Type strain of ''Leptospirillum ferriphilum'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Nitrospirota
Bacteria described in 2002
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