Diverse microbial metal resistance and novel metal cycling organisms in copper/nickel mine tailings
Molly Chen, Daniel S. Grégoire, Jeffrey G. Bain, David W. Blowes, Laura A. Hug
The paper profiles microbial communities in copper/nickel mine tailings using metagenomics and metaproteomics, revealing diverse metal resistance genes and novel taxa, along with challenges in low-biomass sequencing.
Metallomics · Jan 1, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology