Articles | Volume 16, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-573-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-573-2019
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01 Feb 2019
Research article |  | 01 Feb 2019

Pyrite oxidization accelerates bacterial carbon sequestration in copper mine tailings

Yang Li, Zhaojun Wu, Xingchen Dong, Zifu Xu, Qixin Zhang, Haiyan Su, Zhongjun Jia, and Qingye Sun

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This paper contributes to the study of bacterial carbon sequestration in mine tailings. Previous studies focused on carbonate mineral precipitation, while the role of autotrophs in carbon sequestration has been neglected. Carbon sequestration in two mine tailings treated with FeS2 was analyzed using 13C isotope labeling, pyrosequencing, and DNA SIP to identify carbon fixers. This paper is the first to investigate carbon sequestration by autotrophic groups in mine tailings.
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