| Cross Index | "Leptospirillum ferooxidans" |
| SuperSet | Prokaryote, Eubacteria Aerobic Chemolithotrophic Bacteria and Associated Organisms |
| Compare | Nitrifying bacteria:
Sulfur Oxidizing Acidiphilium Macromonas, Thermothrix thiopara Thiobacillus, Thiobacterium, Thiodendron latens, Thiomicrospira, Thiosphaera, Thiospira, Thiovulum majus Hydrogen Bacteria: Hydrogenbacter thermophilus Iron & Manganese bacteria: Aquaspirillum , Bilophococcus, Gallionella ferrunginea, Leptospirillum, Metallogenium , Naumanniella, Ochrobium tectum, Sulfobacillus thermosulfidooxidans, Siderocapsa, Siderococcus limoniticus, |
| Contrast | Archaea |
| Subset |
| Morphology | "Leptospirillum ferooxidans" |
| CELLULAR |
| Staining | Gram negative |
| Morphology | vibrios or spiral shaped |
| Motility | single polar flagellum |
| Specialized structures |
| Division | fission |
| COLONIAL |
| Solid surface |
| Liquid |
| Growth Parameters | "Leptospirillum ferooxidans" |
| PHYSIOLOGICAL |
| Tropism | obligate chemolithotrophic use Fe2+ as an energy source |
| Oxygen | aerobe |
| pH | range pH 1.5-4.0 , optimum 2.5- 3.0 |
| Temperature | some are moderate thermophiles |
| Requirements | |
| Products | uses sulfides syntropically with Thiobacillis |
| Enzymes | |
| Unique features |
| ENVIRONMENTAL |
| Habitat | |
| Lifestyle | |
| Pathogenicity |
| Distribution | widely distributed is sulfide ore desposits |
| Genome | "Leptospirillum ferooxidans" |
| G+C Mol % | 51-56 |
| Reference | |
| First citation | |
| The Prokaryotes | |
| Bergey's Systematatic | p 1853 |
| Bergey's Determinative | p 441 |
| References |