Microorganisms and Minerals in Natural and Engineered Environments

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue focuses on minerals and microorganisms from natural and engineered systems, such as acidic hot springs and soils, volcanic areas, mineral deposits, mining sites, and acid mine drainage. We invite you to share your recent studies on mineral processes and microorganisms involved in them, as well as microbe–mineral interactions. We also welcome contributions reporting on microbial diversity, metabolism, resistance, and stress response, which are of interest for basic and applied science, including, but not limited to, biohydrometallurgy, applied microbiology, and mineral chemistry. Studies of (bio)leaching and (bio)oxidation of sulfidic minerals are especially encouraged.

Dr. Anna Panyushkina
Dr. Maxim Muravyov
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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