Frequent and persistent heavy metal pollution has profound effects on the composition and
activity of microbial communities. Heavy metals select for metal resistance but can also co …

Toxicity of metals released from mine tailings may cause severe damage to ecosystems. A
diversity of microorganisms, however, have successfully adapted to such sites. In this study …

Anthropogenic-derived sources of selection are typically implicated as mechanisms for
maintaining antibiotic resistance in the environment. Here we report an additional …

Microorganisms in coastal sediments are fundamental for ecosystem functioning, and
regulate processes relevant in global biogeochemical cycles. Still, our understanding of the …

Microbial communities are essential for a healthy soil ecosystem. Metals and radionuclides
can exert a persistent pressure on the soil microbial community. However, little is known on …

Despite the global importance of forests, it is virtually unknown how their soil microbial
communities adapt at the phylogenetic and functional level to long-term metal pollution …

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 …

Response of biological communities to environmental stresses is a critical issue in ecology,
but how microbial communities shift across heavy metal gradients remain unclear. To …

Contamination, such as by heavy metals, has frequently been implicated in altering
microbial community structure. However, this association has not been extensively studied …

The aim of the study was to understand the effect of a long‐term metal exposure (110 years)
on sediment microbial communities. Two freshwater sites, F érin and M etal E urop, differing …