Contemporary environmental variation determines microbial diversity patterns in acid mine drainage
A wide array of microorganisms survive and thrive in extreme environments. However, we
know little about the patterns of, and controls over, their large-scale ecological distribution …
know little about the patterns of, and controls over, their large-scale ecological distribution …
Biochemistry and Physiology of Heavy Metal Resistance and Accumulation in Euglena
R Moreno-Sánchez, S Rodríguez-Enríquez… - … : biochemistry, cell and …, 2017 - Springer
Free-living microorganisms may become suitable models for removal of heavy metals from
polluted water bodies, sediments, and soils by using and enhancing their metal …
polluted water bodies, sediments, and soils by using and enhancing their metal …
Uncovering a microbial enigma: isolation and characterization of the streamer-generating, iron-oxidizing, acidophilic bacterium “Ferrovum myxofaciens”
DB Johnson, KB Hallberg… - Applied and environmental …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT A betaproteobacterium, shown by molecular techniques to have widespread
global distribution in extremely acidic (pH 2 to 4) ferruginous mine waters and also to be a …
global distribution in extremely acidic (pH 2 to 4) ferruginous mine waters and also to be a …
Energy, ecology and the distribution of microbial life
JL Macalady, TL Hamilton… - … of the Royal …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Mechanisms that govern the coexistence of multiple biological species have been studied
intensively by ecologists since the turn of the nineteenth century. Microbial ecologists in the …
intensively by ecologists since the turn of the nineteenth century. Microbial ecologists in the …
Schwertmannite and Fe oxides formed by biological low-pH Fe (II) oxidation versus abiotic neutralization: impact on trace metal sequestration
Three low-pH coal mine drainage (CMD) sites in central Pennsylvania were studied to
determine similarities in sediment composition, mineralogy, and morphology. Water from …
determine similarities in sediment composition, mineralogy, and morphology. Water from …
Surprising abundance of Gallionella-related iron oxidizers in creek sediments at pH 4.4 or at high heavy metal concentrations
We identified and quantified abundant iron-oxidizing bacteria (FeOB) at three iron-rich,
metal-contaminated creek sites with increasing sediment pH from extremely acidic (R1, pH …
metal-contaminated creek sites with increasing sediment pH from extremely acidic (R1, pH …
Microbial diversity and its relationship to physicochemical characteristics of the water in two extreme acidic pit lakes from the Iberian Pyrite Belt (SW Spain)
E Santofimia, E González-Toril, E López-Pamo… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The Iberian Pyrite Belt (IPB) hosts one of the world's largest accumulations of acidic mine
wastes and pit lakes. The mineralogical and textural characteristics of the IPB ores have …
wastes and pit lakes. The mineralogical and textural characteristics of the IPB ores have …
Diversity of the sediment microbial community in the Aha watershed (Southwest China) in response to acid mine drainage pollution gradients
Located in southwest China, the Aha watershed is continually contaminated by acid mine
drainage (AMD) produced from upstream abandoned coal mines. The watershed is fed by …
drainage (AMD) produced from upstream abandoned coal mines. The watershed is fed by …
[HTML][HTML] Targeting oxidation sites on boreal acid sulfate soil macropore surfaces mitigates acid and metal release to recipient water streams
When reduced sulfidic parent sediments are oxidized, they become acid sulfate soils and
discharge metal laden acidic solutions that can damage the environment, infrastructure, and …
discharge metal laden acidic solutions that can damage the environment, infrastructure, and …
Geochemical niches of iron-oxidizing acidophiles in acidic coal mine drainage
DS Jones, C Kohl, C Grettenberger… - Applied and …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT A legacy of coal mining in the Appalachians has provided a unique opportunity
to study the ecological niches of iron-oxidizing microorganisms. Mine-impacted, anoxic …
to study the ecological niches of iron-oxidizing microorganisms. Mine-impacted, anoxic …