Limited role of sessile acidophiles in pyrite oxidation below redox potential of 650 mV

Abstract Pyrite oxidation by mixed mesophilic acidophiles was conducted under conditions of controlled and non-controlled redox potential to investigate the role of sessile microbes in pyrite oxidation. Microbes attached on pyrite surfaces by extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), and their high...

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Main Authors: Chang Liu, Yan Jia, Heyun Sun, Qiaoyi Tan, Xiaopeng Niu, Xuekun Leng, Renman Ruan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-04420-2