The small heat shock proteins from <it>Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans: </it>gene expression, phylogenetic analysis, and structural modeling

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans </it>is an acidophilic, chemolithoautotrophic bacterium that has been successfully used in metal bioleaching. In this study, an analysis of the <it>A. ferrooxidans </it>ATCC...

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Main Authors: Ribeiro Daniela A, Del Bem Luiz EV, Vicentini Renato, Ferraz Lúcio FC, Murakami Mario T, Ottoboni Laura MM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-12-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/11/259