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ArticleEnvironmental microbiology reports2025

Investigation of Suitable, Readily Available, Sources of Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria Inoculum, and Evaluation of Sulfate Reduction Rates Achieved at Different pHs.

Janet Smith, Craig Sheridan, Lizelle van Dyk, Kevin G Harding

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Article in Environmental microbiology reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Janet SmithSchool of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Craig SheridanCentre in Water Research and Development, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Lizelle van DykSchool of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Kevin G HardingSchool of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2708-4323

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study investigated the suitability of readily available and naturally occurring sources of microorganisms (inoculum) to use for the cultivation of sulphate-reducing bacteria (SRB) for acid mine drainage (AMD) remediation. The selected inocula included AMD water (AMD), mud (MUD) and reed-bed mud (RM) from the AMD surrounds, mealworms (MW), cow dung (CD) and raw sewage sludge (RS). The suitability of the different inoculum sources was evaluated by comparing the SO

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BacteriaSulfatesAnimalsBiodegradation, EnvironmentalCattleHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationMiningOxidation-ReductionSewageSewageSulfatesacid mine drainage (AMD)circular economydissimilatory sulfate reduction (DSR)remediation processessustainability

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PMID40071593
PMCPMC11897903

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