Marinobacter subterrani, a genetically tractable neutrophilic Fe(II)-oxidizing strain isolated from the Soudan Iron Mine

• Published in: Frontiers in microbiology Vol. 6; p. 719
• Main Authors: Bonis, Benjamin M., Gralnick, Jeffrey A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 16.07.2015
• Subjects: characterization; cultivation; dark biosphere; deep subsurface; Fe(II)-oxidizing bacteria; genetic system; Microbiology; genetic system; dark biosphere; characterization; deep subsurface; cultivation; Fe(II)-oxidizing bacteria

We report the isolation, characterization, and development of a robust genetic system for a halophilic, Fe(II)-oxidizing bacterium isolated from a vertical borehole originating 714 m below the surface located in the Soudan Iron Mine in northern Minnesota, USA. Sequence analysis of the 16S rRNA gene...