Chrysiogenes arsenatis

Chrysiogenes arsenatis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Chrysiogenetes
Order:	Chrysiogenales
Family:	Chrysiogenaceae
Genus:	Chrysiogenes; Macy et al., 1996
Species:	C. arsenatis
Binomial name
	Chrysiogenes arsenatis; Macy et al., 1996

Chrysiogenes arsenatis is a species of bacterium in the family Chrysiogenaceae.[1] It has a unique biochemistry. Instead of respiring with oxygen, it respires using the most oxidized form of arsenic, arsenate. It uses arsenate as its terminal electron acceptor. Arsenic is usually toxic to life. Bacteria like Chrysiogenes arsenatis are found in anoxic arsenic-contaminated environments.[2]

References

Sayers; et al. "Chrysiogenetes". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
Macy, JM; Nunan, K; Hagen, KD; Dixon, DR; Harbour, PJ; Cahill, M; Sly, LI (1996). "Chrysiogenes arsenatis gen. nov., sp. nov., a new arsenate-respiring bacterium isolated from gold mine wastewater". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 46 (4): 1153–7. doi:10.1099/00207713-46-4-1153. PMID 8863450.

External links

Type strain of Chrysiogenes arsenatis at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

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[1] Sayers; et al. "Chrysiogenetes". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2016-03-20.

[2] Macy, JM; Nunan, K; Hagen, KD; Dixon, DR; Harbour, PJ; Cahill, M; Sly, LI (1996). "Chrysiogenes arsenatis gen. nov., sp. nov., a new arsenate-respiring bacterium isolated from gold mine wastewater". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 46 (4): 1153–7. doi:10.1099/00207713-46-4-1153. PMID 8863450.