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Strains. The A. ferrooxidans strains AF1, AF2 and AF3 were isolated from samples from the Gaofeng mine of Guangdong province, the Daye mine of Hubei province and the Yufu mine of Hunan province in China, respectively. AFc originated from a sediment sample from the inshore of Xiamen sea, China.
They found that the bacterial colonies produced a phenazine gradient that is likely to be of physiological significance. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity was assayed at 520nm by the method of Kakkar et al, 1984 which was based on the inhibition of NADH- phenazine methosulphate nitroblue tetrazolium formation.