Shifts in microbial community composition and function in the acidification of a lead/zinc mine tailings

• Published in: Environmental microbiology Vol. 15; no. 9; pp. 2431 - 2444
• Main Authors: Chen, Lin-xing, Li, Jin-tian, Chen, Ya-ting, Huang, Li-nan, Hua, Zheng-shuang, Hu, Min, Shu, Wen-sheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2013; Blackwell; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Acid mine drainage; Acidification; Acids - chemistry; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Bacteria - classification; Bacteria - drug effects; Bacteria - genetics; Bacteria - metabolism; Biodiversity; Biological and medical sciences; Carbon fixation; Community composition; Detoxification; Environmental Pollutants - toxicity; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects; Genes, Bacterial - genetics; Geochemistry; Heavy metals; Lead - chemistry; Lead - metabolism; Leptospirillum; Methylococcus capsulatus; Microbial activity; Microbial ecology; Microbiology; Mine tailings; Mine wastes; Mining; Nitrogen fixation; Oxidation; Relative abundance; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics; Sulfur; Thiobacillus; Thiobacillus denitrificans; Various environments (extraatmospheric space, air, water); Zinc; Zinc - chemistry; Zinc - metabolism; Community structure; Treatment residue; Acidification; Lead; Microbial community; Tailings; Zinc; Heavy metal

Summary In an attempt to link the microbial community composition and function in mine tailings to the generation of acid mine drainage, we simultaneously explored the geochemistry and microbiology of six tailings collected from a lead/zinc mine, i.e. primary tailings (T1), slightly acidic tailings...