Novel and Unexpected Microbial Diversity in Acid Mine Drainage in Svalbard (78° N), Revealed by Culture-Independent Approaches
Svalbard, situated in the high Arctic, is an important past and present coal mining area. Dozens of abandoned waste rock piles can be found in the proximity of Longyearbyen. This environment offers a unique opportunity for studying the biological control over the weathering of sulphide rocks at low...
Published in: | Microorganisms |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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MDPI - Open Access Publishing
2016
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1956/11813 https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms3040667 |