A novel thermoacidophilic archaeal strain has been isolated from three geothermal acidic hot springs in Copahue, Argentina. One of the most striking characteristic of ALE1 isolate is its metabolic versatility. It grows on ...

The attachment and bioleaching experiments were conducted to evaluate the zinc recovery from Hualilan ore by the thermoacidophilic archaeon Acidianus copahuensis. Cells of this species pregrown on tetrathionate showed ...

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 ...

cidianus copahuensis is a recently characterized thermoacidophilic archaeon isolated from the Copahue volcanic area in Argentina. Here, we present its draft genome sequence, in which we found genes involved in key metabolic ...

In this work we have studied the attachment and colonization of pyrite surfaces by the recently isolated thermophilic archaeon Candidatus Acidianus copahuensis (from the geothermal Caviahue-Copahue system, Argentina). ...

Bioleaching is an alternative technology for recovering metals from mineral ores; thermophilic microorganisms instead of mesophiles can greatly improve metal solubilization, particularly from refractory mineral species. ...

A novel cytochrome ba complex was isolated from aerobically grown cells of the thermoacidophilic archaeon Acidianus ambivalens. The complex was purified with two subunits, which are encoded by the cbsA and soxN genes. These ...