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Microbial Diversity and Community Assembly across Environmental Gradients in Acid Mine Drainage

by
Wenkai Teng
,
Jialiang Kuang
,
Zhenhao Luo
and
Wensheng Shu
*
College of Ecology and Evolution, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Minerals 2017, 7(6), 106; https://doi.org/10.3390/min7060106
Submission received: 3 April 2017 / Revised: 15 June 2017 / Accepted: 17 June 2017 / Published: 20 June 2017
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Biogeochemistry of Acid Mine Drainage)
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Abstract

Microorganisms play an important role in weathering sulfide minerals worldwide and thrive in metal-rich and extremely acidic environments in acid mine drainage (AMD). Advanced molecular methods provide in-depth information on the microbial diversity and community dynamics in the AMD-generating environment. Although the diversity is relatively low and in general inversely correlated with the acidity, a considerable number of microbial species have been detected and described in AMD ecosystems. The acidophilic microbial communities dominated by iron/sulfur-oxidizing microbes vary widely in their composition and structure across diverse environmental gradients. Environmental conditions affect the microbial community assembly via direct and indirect interactions with microbes, resulting in an environmentally dependent biogeographic pattern. This article summarizes the latest studies to provide a better understanding of the microbial biodiversity and community assembly in AMD environments.
Keywords: acid mine drainage; acidophilic microorganism; molecular method; microbial diversity; community assembly acid mine drainage; acidophilic microorganism; molecular method; microbial diversity; community assembly

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Teng, W.; Kuang, J.; Luo, Z.; Shu, W. Microbial Diversity and Community Assembly across Environmental Gradients in Acid Mine Drainage. Minerals 2017, 7, 106. https://doi.org/10.3390/min7060106

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Teng W, Kuang J, Luo Z, Shu W. Microbial Diversity and Community Assembly across Environmental Gradients in Acid Mine Drainage. Minerals. 2017; 7(6):106. https://doi.org/10.3390/min7060106

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Teng, Wenkai, Jialiang Kuang, Zhenhao Luo, and Wensheng Shu. 2017. "Microbial Diversity and Community Assembly across Environmental Gradients in Acid Mine Drainage" Minerals 7, no. 6: 106. https://doi.org/10.3390/min7060106

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Teng, W., Kuang, J., Luo, Z., & Shu, W. (2017). Microbial Diversity and Community Assembly across Environmental Gradients in Acid Mine Drainage. Minerals, 7(6), 106. https://doi.org/10.3390/min7060106

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