Spatial and temporal analysis of the microbial community in the tailings of a Pb-Zn mine generating acidic drainage |
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| Authors: | Huang Li-Nan Zhou Wen-Hua Hallberg Kevin B Wan Cai-Yun Li Jie Shu Wen-Sheng |
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| Affiliation: | Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Sun Yat-Sen (Zhongshan) University, Guangzhou 510275, People’s Republic of China. |
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| Abstract: | Analysis of spatial and temporal variations in the microbial community in the abandoned tailings impoundment of a Pb-Zn mine revealed distinct microbial populations associated with the different oxidation stages of the tailings. Although Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans and Leptospirillum spp. were consistently present in the acidic tailings, acidophilic archaea, mostly Ferroplasma acidiphilum, were predominant in the oxidized zones and the oxidation front, indicating their importance to generation of acid mine drainage. |
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