Water and flocculent material from artificial iron seep, Ithaca, NY
Biosafety Level
1
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Product Format
frozen
Preceptrol®
no
Type Strain
no
Comments
Sheath ultrastructure and chemical composition
Medium
ATCC® Medium 1917: MSVP medium
Growth Conditions
Temperature: 20.0°C
Name of Depositor
WC Ghiorse
Chain of Custody
ATCC <<--WC Ghiorse<<--D. Emerson
References
Emerson D, Ghirose WC. Isolation, cultural maintenance, and taxonomy of a sheath-forming strain of Leptothrix discophora and characterization of manganese-oxidizing activity associated with the sheath. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 58: 4001-4010, 1992.
Emerson D, Ghiorse WC. Ultrastructure and chemical composition of the sheath of Leptothrix discophora SP-6. J. Bacteriol. 175: 7808-7818, 1993. PubMed: 7504663
Emerson D, Ghiorse WC. Role of disulfide bonds in maintaining the structural integrity of the sheath of Leptothrix discophora SP-6. J. Bacteriol. 175: 7819-7827, 1993. PubMed: 8253670
