Microorganism | Comments | Heap (frequency) |
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Acidobacteria bacterium sp.a | Chemoorganotrophic; from acidic mineral environment; non-cultured soil bacterium present in radionuclide- and metal-contaminated environments | T27 (1), Q63–66h (5) |
Acidovorax temperans | Type strain CB2; isolated from an activated sludge wastewater treatment plant in northern New Zealand; forms biofilms, promotes flocculation, removes phosphorous | T27 (2) |
Acidovorax spp.a | Strain JS42; from soil; aerobic; capable of degrading toxic nitroaromatic compounds and polyethylene; As resistance | T54 (2) |
Bacillus spp. | Widely distributed bacterium; highly resistant to As(III) | Q63–66h (1) |
Brevibacillus borstelensis | From soil; thermophilic; lipolytic; degrades polyethylene as C source; in acidic soil waste; previously described in leaching ponds in Cananea Mine, Mexico | T54h (2) |
Leptospirillum ferriphilum a | AMD; bioleaching tank for polymetallic (Cu, Zn and Fe sulfides) concentrates; mine heaps and leaching (pregnant solution) ponds; previously described in leaching ponds of Cananea Mine, Mexico; As resistance | Q63–66 (1) |
Leptospirillum spp.a | Bioleaching tanks, mine heaps and bioleaching (pregnant solution) ponds; Ni mine tailings; As resistance | T27 (2), T54 (2), Q63–66 (3) |
Paenibacillus spp. | P. polymyxa has been studied for bioflotation and bioflocculation; as a soil inoculant in agriculture and horticulture; reported in rock varnish; fixes N; degrades cellulose; some species reduce nitrate; As resistance | T27 (1), T54 (2), Q63–66h (2) |
Pseudomonas alcaligenes | Widely distributed; used as soil inoculant for bioremediation purposes; degrades polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons | T27 (1), T54 (2), Q63 (2) |
P. mendocina HQ113219.1 | Anaerobic; solubilizes Fe minerals; from soil enrichment with ethanol; degrades acyclic isoprenoids; As resistance | T54 (2) |
Pseudomonas spp. | Anaerobic; As resistance | Q18h, T54 (2) |
P. pseudoalcaligenes | Widely distributed; anaerobic; from soil; uses cyanide as N source | T27 (1), T54 (1), Q63–66 |
Sphingomonas spp. | Chemoheterotrophic; strictly aerobic; some degrade chlorinated dibenzofurans and dibenzo-p-dioxins; reduces As(V) via arsC; Cu tolerant | Q18h (1), Q63-66h (2) |
Sulfobacillus acidophilus | Mixotrophic; Fe3+ reducer; yeast extract as an electron source; geothermal and sulfur-rich environments | Q18h (1) |
Sulfobacillus sp. 1a and sp. 2 | Mixotrophic for organic compounds (such as yeast extract); AMD; mine heaps; bioleaching tanks for polymetallic concentrates; As tolerant | Q18h, sp. 1 (5); Q63–66 (h), sp. 2 (1) |
S. thermosulfidooxidans | Mixotrophic; geothermal environments; carbon deposits bioleaching tanks of pyrite, Co-pyrite, arsenopyrite, chalcopyrite and chalcocite; mine heaps and leaching ponds; As tolerant | Q18h (12), T27 (8), Q63–66h (13) |