Biotechnology Letters, Vol.24, No.18, 1519-1524, 2002
Culture of Acidiphilium cryptum BV1 with halotolerant Alicyclobacillus-like spp.: effects on cell growth and iron oxidation
Acidiphilium cryptum was co-isolated with two Alicyclobacillus-like species from a terrestrial saline mine site. Co-cultivation of A. cryptum BV1 with the Alicyclobacillus-like species under saline conditions resulted in faster cell growth and increased iron oxidation compared with the pure mono-cultures. The rates of iron oxidation relative to cell numbers increased three fold.