Bacterial and Archaeal Diversity in Sulfide-Bearing Waste Rock at Faro Mine Complex, Yukon Territory, Canada

• Main Authors: Pakostova, Eva, D. Barrie Johnson, Zhongwen Bao, MacKenzie, Peter M., Ptacek, Carol J., Blowes, David W.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2020
• Subjects: Microbiology; FOS Biological sciences; Genetics; 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified; FOS Earth and related environmental sciences; 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified; FOS Chemical sciences; Ecology; 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified; Marine Biology; Inorganic Chemistry; Canada; Faro; Yukon
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.13242562.v1; https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Bacterial_and_Archaeal_Diversity_in_Sulfide-Bearing_Waste_Rock_at_Faro_Mine_Complex_Yukon_Territory_Canada/13242562/1

Acid mine/rock drainage (AMD/ARD) is generated by the microbially-accelerated oxidative dissolution of sulfide minerals in working and abandoned mine sites, and some natural environments. Iron-oxidizing microorganisms (IOM) regenerate the oxidant Fe 3+ , while sulfur-oxidizing microorganisms (SOM) c...