Bioleaching relies on the metabolism of certain naturally occurring bacteria, such as Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, which produce oxidising agents that dissolve metals into solution. The metals ...

An extremophile is any organism that lives in highly inhospitable environments. Such places may have oppressive temperatures, extreme acidity or alkalinity, or any other dramatic condition that ...

At the time, Dr. Mykytczuk’s work focused on cold adapted strain of bacteria extremophiles called Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans that remain active in their mine waste eating duties even at ambient ...

Chemolithotrophs, like Mariprofundus ferrooxydans and Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, generate energy by oxidizing (or taking electrons from) soluble iron(II), using CO2 as a carbon source and ...

ABSTRACT: Discharge of metals and their mineral flotation collectors into the soil environment causes severe ecological and health impacts, which is still not fully understood. This is of great ...

Bacteria like Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans and other non-toxic species target and recover the metals individually without the need for high temperatures or toxic chemicals. These purified ...

Bacteria like Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans and other non-toxic species target and recover the metals individually without the need for high temperatures or toxic chemicals. These purified metals ...

Peer ReviewDownload a summary of the editorial decision process including editorial decision letters, reviewer comments and author responses to feedback. The photosynthetic enzyme rubisco catalyzes ...

The microbe Metallosphaera sedula is known to have a penchant for eating minerals. We're not talking about garden-variety granite or chalk, though. This particular mineral connoisseur loves to dine on ...