Acidithiobacillia

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Acidithiobacillia
Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Acidithiobacillia
Williams & Kelly 2013
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Synonyms

"Acidithiobacillidae" Cavalier-Smith 2020

Acidithiobacillia is a class of the phylum

Thermithiobacillaceae, which in turn include the genera Acidithiobacillus and Thermithiobacillus.[1]

Acidithiobacilia is part of the acidophilic bacteria family. Acidithiobacilia's metabolic activity is important because it is relied on for a approach for metal recovery from ores, called microorganism-mediated biohydrometallurgy.[2] Acidithiobacilia and family of bacteria are active players in the sulfur and iron biogeochemical cycles in extremely acidic environments and drivers of the leaching of mineral ores contributing to acid rock/mine drainage and industrial bioleaching.[3]

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