Evolution of Predicted Acid Resistance Mechanisms in the Extremely Acidophilic <i>Leptospirillum</i> Genus

Organisms that thrive in extremely acidic environments (≤pH 3.5) are of widespread importance in industrial applications, environmental issues, and evolutionary studies. <i>Leptospirillum</i> spp. constitute the only extremely acidophilic microbes in the phylogenetically deep-rooted bact...

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Main Authors: Eva Vergara, Gonzalo Neira, Carolina González, Diego Cortez, Mark Dopson, David S. Holmes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Genes
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/11/4/389