Osmotic response in isolated from an industrial copper bioleaching environment to sulfate.

Iron and sulfur-oxidizing microorganisms play important roles in several natural and industrial processes. () , is an iron-oxidizing microorganism with a remarkable adaptability to thrive in extreme acidic environments, including heap bioleaching processes, acid mine drainage (AMD) and natural acidic water. A strain of (IESL25) was isolated from an industrial bioleaching process in northern Chile.