In an era of unprecedented environmental change, there have been increasing ecological
and global public health concerns associated with exposure to anthropogenic pollutants …

Frequent and persistent heavy metal pollution has profound effects on the composition and
activity of microbial communities. Heavy metals select for metal resistance but can also co …

This special issue focuses on metal-contaminated areas resulting from mining activities.
These sites are characterized by low nutrient availability, poor soil quality, and low pH, in …

Some microbial public goods can provide both individual and community‐wide benefits, and
are open to exploitation by non‐producing species. One such example is the production of …

ABSTRACT● Metals are increasingly important risk factors for the evolution of antibiotic
resistance in environments. The rapid development of antibiotic resistance is occurring at a …

Heavy metals, such as cadmium, copper, mercury, and arsenic, are ubiquitous components
of the Earth's crust. Most of these metals are toxic to varying degrees, and life has …

Multidimensional gradients of inorganic compounds influence microbial activity in diverse
pristine and anthropogenically perturbed environments. Here, we suggest that high …

This chapter is intended to provide a brief overview of the key concepts underlying the
emerging area of environmental microbial metal geochemistry, rather than an exhaustive …

Anthropogenic metal pollution can result in co‐selection for antibiotic resistance and
potentially select for increased virulence in bacterial pathogens. Metal‐polluted …

Intraspecific public goods are commonly shared within microbial populations, where the
benefits of public goods are largely limited to closely related conspecifics. One example is …