3 results about "Acidophilic bacteria" patented technology

Organisms which require a significant acidity of the environment. Acidophilic bacteria include acetic-acid bacteria which grow well in a medium having a pH of 3.3; lactic bacteria which live on milk substrates (a medium with a pH of 3.4); and chemoautotrophic bacteria which oxidize sulfur in ores to sulfuric acid and multiply with a pH of 1–2.