Arsenic, which is a major contaminant of many aquatic ecosystems worldwide, is
responsible for serious public health issues. However, life has evolved various strategies for …

Heavy metals are dense chemicals with dual biological role as micronutrients and
intoxicants. A few hypersaline environmental systems are naturally enriched with heavy …

Uncovers the Key Role Microbes Play in the Transformation of Oxidizable and Reducible
MineralsMany areas of geomicrobial processes are receiving serious attention from …

Micro-organisms colonized the world before the multi-cellular organisms evolved. With the
advent of microscopy, their existence became evident to the mankind and also the vast …

Extremely acidophilic microorganisms have an optimal pH of< 3 and are found in all three
domains of life. As metals are more soluble at acid pH, acidophiles are often challenged by …

A rhizobacterial community, associated with the roots of wild thistle Cirsium arvense (L.)
growing in an arsenic polluted soil, was studied by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) …

Leptospirillum ferriphilum plays a major role in acidic, metal-rich environments, where it
represents one of the most prevalent iron oxidizers. These milieus include acid rock and …

Extreme thermoacidophiles (T opt> 65° C, pHopt< 3.5) inhabit unique environments fraught
with challenges, including extremely high temperatures, low pH, as well as high levels of …

Aims: To analyse the arsenic‐resistant bacterial communities of two agricultural soils of
Bangladesh, to isolate arsenic‐resistant bacteria, to study their potential role in arsenic …

Haloarchaea are the predominant microflora of hypersaline econiches such as solar
salterns, soda lakes, and estuaries where the salinity ranges from 35 to 400 ppt. Econiches …