Microbial diversity in extreme environments

WS Shu, LN Huang - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2022 - nature.com
A wide array of microorganisms, including many novel, phylogenetically deeply rooted taxa,
survive and thrive in extreme environments. These unique and reduced-complexity …

Ecological patterns of seed microbiome diversity, transmission, and assembly

A Shade, MA Jacques, M Barret - Current opinion in microbiology, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•Seeds harbor numerous micro-organisms, collectively referred to as
microbiota.•The composition of the seed microbiota can impact seed quality and ultimately …

Unraveling diverse survival strategies of microorganisms to vanadium stress in aquatic environments

S Wang, J Wang, Z Liu, B Zhang - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Worldwide vanadium contamination is posing serious risks to ecosystems. Although abilities
of microbial communities to cope with vanadium stress using specific survival strategies …

Environmental stress mediates groundwater microbial community assembly

D Ning, Y Wang, Y Fan, J Wang, JD Van Nostrand… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Community assembly describes how different ecological processes shape microbial
community composition and structure. How environmental factors impact community …

Effects of environmental factors on soil bacterial community structure and diversity in different contaminated districts of Southwest China mine tailings

B Wu, H Luo, X Wang, H Liu, H Peng, M Sheng… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
A mass of tailings left by mineral exploitation have caused serious environmental pollution.
Although many studies have shown that soil microorganisms have the potential to remediate …

Metal and organic pollutants bioremediation by extremophile microorganisms

P Giovanella, GAL Vieira, IVR Otero… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Extremophiles comprise microorganisms that are able to grow and thrive in extreme
environments, including in an acidic or alkaline pH, high or low temperatures, high …

Patterns and ecological drivers of viral communities in acid mine drainage sediments across Southern China

S Gao, D Paez-Espino, J Li, H Ai, J Liang, Z Luo… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Recent advances in environmental genomics have provided unprecedented opportunities
for the investigation of viruses in natural settings. Yet, our knowledge of viral biogeographic …

Uncovering microbial responses to sharp geochemical gradients in a terrace contaminated by acid mine drainage

R Xu, B Li, E Xiao, LY Young, X Sun, T Kong… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Acid mine drainage (AMD) is harmful to the environment and human health. Microorganisms-
mineral interactions are responsible for AMD generation but can also remediate AMD …

Integrating high-throughput sequencing and metagenome analysis to reveal the characteristic and resistance mechanism of microbial community in metal …

C Yan, F Wang, H Geng, H Liu, S Pu, Z Tian… - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Some metallic tailings from closed mines were scattered in upstream of the Miyun Reservoir,
Beijing, threatening the ecological environment of rivers due to trace metals. The Liuli River …

Acid mine drainage in an Indian high-sulfur coal mining area: Cytotoxicity assay and remediation study

M Dutta, N Islam, S Rabha, B Narzary… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Opencast mining causes significant environmental concern due to acid mine drainage
(AMD) caused by the oxidation of pyrites and other sulfur-bearing minerals. The present …