Objective: The purpose of the study was to reveal geographic region-related Acidithiobacillus spp. distribution and allopatric speciation. Phylogenetic and diversity analysis was done to expand our knowledge on microbial phylogeography, diversity-maintaining mechanisms and molecular biogeography.
Methods: We amplified 16S rRNA gene and RubisCO genes to construct corresponding phylogenetic trees based on the sequence homology and analyzed genetic diversity of Acidithiobacillus spp..
Results: Thirty-five strains were isolated from three different regions in China (Yunnan, Hubei, Xinjiang). The whole isolates were classified into five groups. Four strains were identified as A. ferrivorans, six as A. ferridurans, YNTR4-15 Leptspirillum ferrooxidans and HBDY3-31 as Leptospirillum ferrodiazotrophum. The remaining strains were identified as A. ferrooxidans. Analysis of cbbL and cbbM genes sequences of representative 26 strains indicated that cbbL gene of 19 were two copies (cbbL1 and cbbL2) and 7 possessed only cbbL1. cbbM gene was single copy. In nucleotide-based trees, cbbL1 gene sequences of strains were separated into three sequence types, and the cbbL2 was similar to cbbL1 with three types. Codon bias of RubisCO genes was not obvious in Acidithiobacillus spp..
Conclusion: Strains isolated from three different regions in China indicated a great genetic diversity in Acidithiobacillus spp. and their 16S rRNA/RubisCO genes sequence was of significant difference. Phylogenetic tree based on 16S rRNA genes and RubisCO genes was different in Acidithiobacillus spp..
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