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The reputedly obligately organotrophic Thiobacillus ferrooxidans KG-4 cultured on glucose contained a small proportion of cells which grew autotrophically on ferrous-iron.
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Tuovinen, O.H., Nicholas, D.J.D. Transition of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans KG-4 from heterotrophic growth on glucose to autotrophic growth on ferrous-iron. Arch. Microbiol. 114, 193–195 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00410784
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