在微生物硫代谢领域， Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans 备受关注。本文通过克隆并过表达该菌的两个硫化物醌还原酶（SQR）基因 AFE_0267 和 AFE_1792，发现它们均具 SQR 活性，且过表达可增强细胞生长、硫氧化及矿物浸出效率，为生物技术发展提供新思路。

极端嗜酸菌Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans的holdase分子伴侣网络对应激与能量源的适应性调控机制 《World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology》：Adaptive response of the holdase chaperone network of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans ...

Molecular Disruptions in Microalgae Caused by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans: Photosynthesis, Oxidative Stress, and Energy Metabolism in Acid Mine Drainage ...

CRISPR/dCas12a knock-down of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans electron transport chain bc1 complexes enables enhanced metal sulfide bioleaching ...

The bacterium Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans can take electrons needed for growth directly from an electrode power source when iron—its already known source of energy—is absent, new research ...

A recent paper suggests that if astrobiologists want to make an educated guess about what life on Venus might look like, they should look to a weird microbe called A. ferrooxidans, found here onEarth.