Microbiology of diverse acidic and non-acidic microhabitats within a sulfidic ore mine

Extremophiles

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 911-922

  Falteisek, Lukáš ^a   Čepička, Ivan ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Acidophiles; Chemolithotrophy; Gossan; Microbial consortia; Phylogeny; Supergenic processes

Indexed keywords

MINERAL; SULFIDE;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; CHEMISTRY; CZECH REPUBLIC; ECOSYSTEM; GALLIONELLACEAE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MINING; PH; PHYLOGENY; RNA GENE; SEDIMENT;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; CZECH REPUBLIC; ECOSYSTEM; GALLIONELLACEAE; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENES, RRNA; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MINERALS; MINING; PHYLOGENY; SULFIDES;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ACIDOPHILES; GALLIONELLA;

EID: 84868335344     PISSN: 14310651     EISSN: 14334909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00792-012-0488-2     Document Type: Article

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