Bioleaching of metal sulfides is caused by astonishingly diverse groups of bacteria. Today, at least 11 putative prokaryotic divisions can be related to this phenomenon. In contrast, the dissolution… (More)
Extracellular polymeric substances seem to play a pivotal role in biocorrosion of metals and bioleaching, biocorrosion of metal sulfides for the winning of precious metals as well as acid rock… (More)
Bioleaching of metal sulfides is caused by astonishingly diverse groups of bacteria. Today, at least 11 putative prokaryotic divisions can be related to this phenomenon. In contrast, the dissolution… (More)
Water science and technology : a journal of the…
2001
To dissolve pyrite or sulphur, leaching bacteria like Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans attach to these substrata by extracellular polymeric substances (specifically, lipopolysaccharides). The primary… (More)
Sulfated carbohydrates may play a role in the biomineralization of the molluscan shell. The carbohydrates of the extracted water-insoluble organic shell matrix (IM) of the freshwater snail… (More)