Application of real-time PCR to monitor population dynamics of defined mixed cultures of moderate thermophiles involved in bioleaching of chalcopyrite

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1161-1168

  Zhang, Ru Bing ^a   Wei, Man Man ^a   Ji, Hou Guo ^a   Chen, Xin Hua ^b   Qiu, Guan Zhou ^a   Zhou, Hong Bo ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chongqing Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

Author keywords

Bioleaching; Chalcopyrite; Moderately thermophilic acidophiles; Population dynamics; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS CALDUS; ANALYSIS RESULTS; ARCHAEON; BATCH SHAKE FLASK CULTURES; CHALCOPYRITE; FERRIC IRONS; LEPTOSPIRILLUM FERRIPHILUM; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; MIXED CULTURES; MODERATE THERMOPHILES; MODERATELY THERMOPHILIC ACIDOPHILES; MUTUALISTIC INTERACTIONS; OXIDATIVE DISSOLUTIONS; PCR ASSAYS; PHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; QUANTITATIVE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTIONS; REAL-TIME PCR; SULFOBACILLUS; VARIATIONS OF;

BIOLEACHING; COPPER; COPPER COMPOUNDS; COSMIC RAYS; DISSOLUTION; DYNAMICS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SULFUR;

REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

ACIDOPHILY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LEACHING; MINERAL; MONITORING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REAL TIME; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

BACTERIA; COPPER; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA, ARCHAEAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IRON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THERMOPLASMALES;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS CALDUS; ACIDOPHILES; ARCHAEA; FERROPLASMA; LEPTOSPIRILLUM FERRIPHILUM; SULFOBACILLUS; SULFOBACILLUS SP.; THERMOPHILUM;

EID: 58149175778     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-008-1792-8     Document Type: Article

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