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。

来自Patna的研究团队在《Separation and Purification Technology》发表的研究，开创性地利用纯培养酸性氧化硫杆菌(Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans) NCIM 5370菌株，通过调控Fe 2+ 与元素硫(S 0)能量源配比，实现了废旧LIBs中金属的高效生物浸出。

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.