Which bacteria are present in coal mines?

Obligately acidophilic, heterotrophic, aerobic , motile, Gram negative bacteria are generally found. Acidophiles like Acidiothiobacillus sp. is major among them. Beside it, thermophilic bacteria like Thermoplasmatales sp. , rod shaped Pseudomonas sp. are significant . Sometimes Gram positive bacteria like Bacillus sp. read more

Sometimes Gram positive bacteria like Bacillus sp., chemoautotroph like Ferrobacillus sp., Flavobacterium acidurans in acid coal mine water , even archaea can be present. Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans , Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans are used in mining techniques Bioleaching & Biomining processes. read more

The outflow of acidic liquids and other pollutants from mines is often catalysed by acid-loving microorganisms; these are the acidophiles in acid mine drainage. Acidophiles are not just present in exotic environments such as Yellowstone National Park or deep-sea hydrothermal vents. read more