Cross-species Comparison of Ultramafic Rock Bio-accelerated Weathering Performance
Luke Plante, Jacob D. Klug, Joseph J. Lee, Adrian Hornby, James L. Adair, Sabrina Marecos, Matthew Charles Reid, Esteban Gazel, Buz Barstow
This paper compares the performance of three microbes in dissolving ultramafic rock dunite, finding that Gluconobacter oxydans outperforms the others in acid production and metal extraction.
Scientific Reports · Aug 11, 2025Peer-reviewedBioengineering