Mining environments

Effects of Willow and Pine tree growth in bacterial abundance, interactions and metabolic profile in a copper mine tailing

This preprint examines how willow and pine growth alters the physicochemical and microbial environment of copper mine tailing soils. Vegetated sites showed reduced copper stress, more neutral pH, shifts in bacterial abundance and interaction …

Genome-resolved metagenomics and evolutionary analysis reveal conserved metabolic adaptations in extremophile communities from a copper mining tailing

This study applies genome-resolved metagenomics to microbial communities from a copper mining tailing in central Chile. By reconstructing metagenome-assembled genomes and analyzing metabolic pathways and selection signals, the work identifies …