Biodiversity of living, non marine, thrombolites of Lake Clifton, Western Australia [PDF]
Lake Clifton in Western Australia is recognized as a critically endangered ecosystem and the only thrombolite reef in the southern hemisphere. There have been concerns that increases in salinity and nutrient run-off have significantly impacted upon the ...
Gleeson, D. +4 more
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An acidophilic bacterial-archaeal-fungal ecosystem linked to formation of ferruginous crusts and stalactites. [PDF]
The presence of specialized microbial associations between populations of chemoautotrophic bacteria and archaea with ascomycetous fungi was observed inside stalactite-shaped mineral formations in a highly acidic cave environment.
Boboescu, Iulian Zoltan +5 more
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Metagenome sequencing of the microbial community of a solar saltern crystallizer pond at cáhuil lagoon, chile. [PDF]
Cáhuil Lagoon in central Chile harbors distinct microbial communities in various solar salterns that are arranged as interconnected ponds with increasing salt concentrations.
Allen, Eric E +26 more
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Geomicrobiology: Latest Advances and Prospects
Geomicrobiology is an interdisciplinary field that involved the study of the role of microbes in the geosphere [...]
Cesareo Saiz-Jimenez, Valme Jurado
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Time Zero for Net Zero: A Coal Mine Baseline for Decarbonising Heat
Mine water geothermal energy could provide sustainable heating, cooling and storage to assist in the decarbonisation of heat and achieving Net Zero carbon emissions.
Alison A. Monaghan +25 more
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Linkages between mineralogy, fluid chemistry, and microbial communities within hydrothermal chimneys from the Endeavor Segment, Juan de Fuca Ridge [PDF]
Rock and fluid samples were collected from three hydrothermal chimneys at the Endeavour Segment, Juan de Fuca Ridge to evaluate linkages among mineralogy, fluid chemistry, and microbial community composition within the chimneys.
Baross, J. A. +13 more
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The enrichment of an alkaliphilic biofilm consortia capable of the anaerobic degradation of isosaccharinic acid from cellulosic materials incubated within an anthropogenic, hyperalkaline environment. [PDF]
Anthropogenic hyper-alkaline sites provide an environment that is analogous to proposed cementitious geological disposal facilities (GDF) for radioactive waste.
A. P. Laws +46 more
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Biological Sulfate Reduction in Deep Subseafloor Sediment of Guaymas Basin
Sulfate reduction is the quantitatively most important process to degrade organic matter in anoxic marine sediment and has been studied intensively in a variety of settings.
Toshiki Nagakura +5 more
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Influence of sediment redox conditions on uranium mobilisation during saline intrusion [PDF]
This research was funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (grant NE/C506799/1: Studentship NE/H527116/1).In the UK, several coastal nuclear sites have been identified as vulnerable to future sea level rise.
Blake, WH +3 more
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Xenobiotic biotransformation potential of Pseudomonas rhodesiae KCM-R5 and Bacillus subtilis KCM-RG5, tolerant to heavy metals and phenol derivatives [PDF]
Two environmental bacterial isolates KCM-R5 and KCM-RG5 were selected from xenobiotic-polluted environment. KCM-R5 was identified as Pseudomonas rhodesiae and KCM-RG5 as Bacillus subtilis.
Golovinsky, Evgeny +3 more
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