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Biotechnologies that Utilise Acidophiles [PDF]
Current Issues in Molecular Biology, 2016 The bioleaching of mineral sulfides provides the most prevalent anthropogenic application of chemolithotrophic acidophiles. The same reactions, occurring unconstrained in the environment, are also the cause of acid mine drainage (AMD), a major issue with respect to water pollution.
Ricardo Amils, David Fernández-Remolar
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Metal resistance or tolerance? Acidophiles confront high metal loads via both abiotic and biotic mechanisms [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2014 All metals are toxic at high concentrations and consequently their intracellular concentrations must be regulated. Acidophilic microorganisms have an optimum growth pH < 3 and proliferate in natural and anthropogenic low pH environments. Some acidophiles
Mark eDopson +5 more
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Bioprospecting for and the applications of halophilic acidophiles in bioleaching operations [PDF]
Microbiology Australia, 2023 The economic recovery of metals from sulfide ores has become a topic of increasing interest due to the escalating demand for critical minerals and the reducing grade of available ores.
Elizabeth L. J. Watkin +1 more
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Goethite dissolution by acidophilic bacteria. [PDF]
Front MicrobiolPrevious studies have reported the role of some species of acidophilic bacteria in accelerating the dissolution of goethite under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. This has relevance for environments impacted by acid mine drainage and for the potential bioleaching of limonitic laterite ores.
Stanković S, Schippers A.
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Comparative genomics of the proteostasis network in extreme acidophiles. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2023 Extreme acidophiles thrive in harsh environments characterized by acidic pH, high concentrations of dissolved metals and high osmolarity. Most of these microorganisms are chemolithoautotrophs that obtain energy from low redox potential sources, such as ...
Izquierdo-Fiallo K +4 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 The genome streamlining theory suggests that reduction of microbial genome size optimizes energy utilization in stressful environments. Although this hypothesis has been explored in several cases of low-nutrient (oligotrophic) and high-temperature ...
Diego Cortez +5 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Extreme acidophiles thrive in environments rich in protons (pH values <3) and often high levels of dissolved heavy metals. They are distributed across the three domains of the Tree of Life including members of the Proteobacteria. The Acidithiobacillia
Carolina González-Rosales +6 more
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, 2021 Acidophiles are an important category of microorganisms defined by their ability to withstand and even grow in acidic environments. They are present in terrestrial and marine environments as well as the human body.
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AASLD practice guidance on drug, herbal, and dietary supplement–induced liver injury
, 2022 Hepatology, EarlyView.
Robert J. Fontana +6 more
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Biosulfidogenesis Mediates Natural Attenuation in Acidic Mine Pit Lakes
Microorganisms, 2020 Acidic pit lakes are abandoned open pit mines filled with acid mine drainage (AMD)—highly acidic, metalliferous waters that pose a severe threat to the environment and are rarely properly remediated.
Charlotte M. van der Graaf +8 more
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