In-situ characterization of dynamic Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans-pyrite interaction via QCM-D-based method: Cell adhesion and biofilm formation in responding to surface sulfur speciation

• Published in: Journal of environmental chemical engineering Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 111718
• Main Authors: Xia, Xu, Wang, Ben-fei, Xia, Jin-lan, Zhou, Yu-hang, Nie, Zhen-yuan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2024
• Subjects: Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Adhesion; Biofilm; Interfacial interactions; QCM-D; Sulfide mineral; Biofilm; Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Sulfide mineral; Adhesion; Interfacial interactions; QCM-D

Microbe-sulfide mineral interactions (MSMI), often manifested as biofilm formation, are ubiquitous in natural and engineered environments. Such interactions were much dependent upon the evolution of chemical species of mineral surface and microbial extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), and in-si...