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. 1975 Nov;30(5):884–886. doi: 10.1128/am.30.5.884-886.1975

Nonautotrophic Thiobacillus in Acid Mine Water1

Paula S Myers 1,2, W N Millar 1,3
PMCID: PMC187291  PMID: 954

Abstract

Nonautotrophic thiobacilli were isolated from the acidic water of a coal mine. Based on their mixotrophic physiology, the isolates are regarded as strains of Thiobacillus perometabolis.

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