Dissimilatory sulphate reduction is the unifying and defining trait of sulphate-reducing
prokaryotes (SRP). In their predominant habitats, sulphate-rich marine sediments, SRP have …

Caused by the oxidative dissolution of sulfide minerals, mine waters are often acidic and
contaminated with high concentrations of sulfates, metals, and metalloids. Because the so …

Several abundant but yet uncultivated bacterial groups exist in extreme iron-and sulfur-rich
environments, and the physiology, biodiversity, and ecological roles of these bacteria …

In freshly deposited sulfidic mine tailings the pH is alkaline or circumneutral. Due to pyrite or
pyrrhotite oxidation the pH is dropping over time to pH values< 3 at which acidophilic iron …

Desulfosporosinus species are sulfate-reducing bacteria belonging to the Firmicutes. Their
genomes will give insights into the genetic repertoire and evolution of sulfate reducers …

Microbial diversity in the environment is mainly concealed within the rare biosphere (all
species with< 0.1% relative abundance). While dormancy explains a low-abundance state …

Microbial sulfate reduction in acid mine drainage is still considered to be confined to anoxic
conditions, although several reports have shown that sulfate-reducing bacteria occur under …

Subglacial lakes beneath the Vatnajökull ice cap in Iceland host endemic communities of
microorganisms adapted to cold, dark and nutrient-poor waters, but the mechanisms by …

Five types of sulfate-reducing passive bioreactors with rice bran as substrate were operated
at three different mine sites under various operating conditions to investigate and compare …

A novel, spore-forming, acidophilic and metal-resistant sulfate-reducing bacterium, strain
OLT, was isolated from a microbial mat in a tailing dam at a gold ore mining site. Cells were …