Genome Sequence of the Unclassified Iron-Oxidizing Betaproteobacterium GJ-E10. Burkholderiales bacterium GJ-E10

The acidophilic iron(II)-oxidizing bacteria are ubiquitous in sulfate-rich acidic environments including acid mine drainage, sulfuric acid soil, and spring water. The biological Fe(II) oxidation activity is a key role for controlling the oxidation of Fe(II) to Fe(III) and the mobility in the environment. We analyze the genome of a new betaproteobacterial strain GJ-E10, which was found in an acidophilic Fe(II)-oxidizing enrichment culture from acidic river sediment to understand the iron oxidation process in this bacterium. It grows autotrophically under moderate acidophilic conditions (pH 2.2-3.5; 25-37?C).