Ferroplasma

Ferroplasma
Ferroplasma acidiphilum
Scientific classification
Domain:
Archaea
Kingdom:
Euryarchaeota
Phylum:
Euryarchaeota
Class:
Thermoplasmata
Order:
Thermoplasmatales
Family:
Ferroplasmaceae
Genus:
Ferroplasma

Golyshina et al. 2000
Type species
Ferroplasma acidiphilum
Golyshina et al. 2000
Species

Ferroplasma is a genus of Archaea that belong to the family Ferroplasmaceae. Members of the Ferroplasma are typically acidophillic, pleomorphic, irregularly shaped cocci.[1][2]

The archaean family Ferroplasmaceae was first described in the early 2000s.[3] To date very few species of Ferroplasma have been isolated and characterized. Isolated species include Ferroplasma acidiphilum, Ferroplasma acidarmanus, and Ferroplasma thermophilum.[1][4] A fourth isolate Ferroplasma cupricumulans was later determined to belong to a separate genus.[5][6] All known Ferroplasma sp. are iron-oxidizers.

  1. ^ a b Dopson M, Baker-Austin C, Hind A, Bowman JP, Bond PL (April 2004). "Characterization of Ferroplasma isolates and Ferroplasma acidarmanus sp. nov., extreme acidophiles from acid mine drainage and industrial bioleaching environments". Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 70 (4): 2079–88. Bibcode:2004ApEnM..70.2079D. doi:10.1128/AEM.70.4.2079-2088.2004. PMC 383147. PMID 15066799.
  2. ^ Golyshina OV, Timmis KN (September 2005). "Ferroplasma and relatives, recently discovered cell wall-lacking archaea making a living in extremely acid, heavy metal-rich environments". Environmental Microbiology. 7 (9): 1277–88. doi:10.1111/j.1462-2920.2005.00861.x. PMID 16104851.
  3. ^ Golyshina OV (August 2011). "Environmental, biogeographic, and biochemical patterns of archaea of the family Ferroplasmaceae". Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 77 (15): 5071–8. Bibcode:2011ApEnM..77.5071G. doi:10.1128/AEM.00726-11. PMC 3147448. PMID 21685165.
  4. ^ Zhou H, Zhang R, Hu P, Zeng W, Xie Y, Wu C, Qiu G (August 2008). "Isolation and characterization of Ferroplasma thermophilum sp. nov., a novel extremely acidophilic, moderately thermophilic archaeon and its role in bioleaching of chalcopyrite". Journal of Applied Microbiology. 105 (2): 591–601. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.03807.x. PMID 18422958. S2CID 25924161.
  5. ^ Hawkes RB, Franzmann PD, Plumb JJ (2006-09-01). "Moderate thermophiles including "Ferroplasma cupricumulans" sp. nov. dominate an industrial-scale chalcocite heap bioleaching operation". Hydrometallurgy. 16th International Biohydrometallurgy Symposium. 83 (1): 229–236. doi:10.1016/j.hydromet.2006.03.027.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Golyshina 2815–2823 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).