Genome analysis of the thermoacidophilic archaeon Acidianus copahuensis focusing on the metabolisms associated to biomining activities

Abstract Background Several archaeal species from the order Sulfolobales are interesting from the biotechnological point of view due to their biomining capacities. Within this group, the genus Acidianus contains four biomining species (from ten known Acidianus species), but none of these have their...

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Main Authors: María Sofía Urbieta, Nicolás Rascovan, Martín P. Vázquez, Edgardo Donati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-017-3828-x