Abstract
Mixotrophic growth of a Thiobacillus ferrooxidans strain is described. DNA moles percent guanine plus cytosine and homology determinations confirmed that the mixotrophically grown T. ferrooxidans cultures were not contaminated with heterotrophic Acidiphilium strains.
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