Recent progress in biohydrometallurgy and microbial characterisation

AH Kaksonen, NJ Boxall, Y Gumulya, HN Khaleque… - Hydrometallurgy, 2018 - Elsevier
Since the discovery of microbiological metal dissolution, numerous biohydrometallurgical
approaches have been developed to use microbially assisted aqueous extractive metallurgy …

Recent progress in the application of omics technologies in the study of bio-mining microorganisms from extreme environments

M Li, J Wen - Microbial Cell Factories, 2021 - Springer
Bio-mining microorganisms are a key factor affecting the metal recovery rate of bio-leaching,
which inevitably produces an extremely acidic environment. As a powerful tool for exploring …

Comprehensive insights into the gallic acid assisted bioleaching process for spent LIBs: Relationships among bacterial functional genes, Co (III) reduction and metal …

X Liao, M Ye, J Liang, J Jian, S Li, Q Gan, Z Liu… - Journal of hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite the growing demand for resource recovery from spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) by
bioleaching, low Co leaching efficiency has hindered the development and application of …

Adaptive response of thermophiles to redox stress and their role in the process of dye degradation from textile industry wastewater

TA Aragaw, FM Bogale, A Gessesse - Frontiers in Physiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Release of dye-containing textile wastewater into the environment causes severe pollution
with serious consequences on aquatic life. Bioremediation of dyes using thermophilic …

Proteomics Reveal Enhanced Oxidative Stress Responses and Metabolic Adaptation in Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans Biofilm Cells on Pyrite

S Bellenberg, D Huynh, A Poetsch, W Sand… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) cause oxidative stress and growth inhibition by inactivation
of essential enzymes, DNA and lipid damage in microbial cells. Acid mine drainage (AMD) …

Comparison of environmental and isolate Sulfobacillus genomes reveals diverse carbon, sulfur, nitrogen, and hydrogen metabolisms

NB Justice, A Norman, CT Brown, A Singh, BC Thomas… - BMC genomics, 2014 - Springer
Background Bacteria of the genus Sulfobacillus are found worldwide as members of
microbial communities that accelerate sulfide mineral dissolution in acid mine drainage …

A large-scale genome-based survey of acidophilic bacteria suggests that genome streamlining is an adaption for life at low pH

D Cortez, G Neira, C González, E Vergara… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The genome streamlining theory suggests that reduction of microbial genome size optimizes
energy utilization in stressful environments. Although this hypothesis has been explored in …

Cobalamin Protection against Oxidative Stress in the Acidophilic Iron-oxidizing Bacterium Leptospirillum Group II CF-1

A Ferrer, J Rivera, C Zapata, J Norambuena… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Members of the genus Leptospirillum are aerobic iron-oxidizing bacteria belonging to the
phylum Nitrospira. They are important members of microbial communities that catalyze the …

Characterization and genomic analysis of two novel psychrotolerant Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans strains from polar and subpolar environments

C Muñoz-Villagrán, J Grossolli-Gálvez… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The bioleaching process is carried out by aerobic acidophilic iron-oxidizing bacteria that are
mainly mesophilic or moderately thermophilic. However, many mining sites are located in …

Insights into the defensive mechanism of bioleaching microorganisms under extreme environmental copper stress

X Huo, H Yang, S Feng - Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio …, 2023 - Springer
As the demand for metal resources increases and the quality and availability of rich ore
resources decline, the focus is shifting to low-cost, eco-friendly bioleaching technologies that …