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ReviewCurrent microbiology2020

Acid Mine Drainage as Habitats for Distinct Microbiomes: Current Knowledge in the Era of Molecular and Omic Technologies.

Thabile Lukhele, Ramganesh Selvarajan, Hlengilizwe Nyoni, Bheki B Mamba, Titus A M Msagati

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Review in Current microbiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  6. Prokaryotic communities in the historic silver mine Reiche Zeche.Extremophiles : life under extreme conditions · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Thabile LukheleNanotechnology and Water Sustainability Research Unit, College of Science Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Science Campus, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Ramganesh SelvarajanCollege of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa, Science Campus, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Hlengilizwe NyoniNanotechnology and Water Sustainability Research Unit, College of Science Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Science Campus, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Bheki B MambaNanotechnology and Water Sustainability Research Unit, College of Science Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Science Campus, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Titus A M MsagatiNanotechnology and Water Sustainability Research Unit, College of Science Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Science Campus, Johannesburg, South Africa. msagatam@unisa.ac.za.

Funding

NRF-SA SFH170705248759
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The last decade has witnessed growth in scientific interest towards studying the biodiversity and ecology in extreme environments. Acid Mine Drainage (AMD), formed through the bio-oxidation of metal sulphides, is a typical extreme environment that is inhospitable to most life forms. Through the application of traditional culture-based molecular techniques, it has been established that AMD is home to a low diversity, specialized and novel microbial community that plays a critical role in its formation. Intensive efforts have been channeled towards understanding the ecology, microbial biodiversity, processes and metabolic networks within these simple ecosystems. Molecular techniques using high-throughput next-generation sequencing platforms have taken center stage in discerning both the taxonomic and functional diversity in these microbial communities. Recently developed post-genomic approaches as well have been particularly instrumental in deciphering in situ interactions within microbial communities and the environment. In this review, a critical synopsis of the current applications of advanced molecular techniques in probing microbial and functional diversity in AMD environments is presented.

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AcidsEcosystemGenetic VariationMicrobiotaMiningEcologyGenome, BacterialGenomicsHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingAcids

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