Anja Breuker

TL;DR: The microbiology and the relevant biogeochemical processes in the dumps and heaps are reviewed and have to be understood for improving copper heap leaching operations and to develop and control countermeasures for the formation of acid mine drainage (AMD).

TL;DR: It is shown that not only Bacteria and Archaea but also Eukarya occur at record depths in the subseafloor of the Canterbury Basin, and shifts in microbial community composition along a core of nearly 2 km reflect vertical taxa zonation influenced by sediment depth.

TL;DR: The Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) Expedition 331 as mentioned in this paper used a steel mesh platform with valve controls for post-cruise sampling of fluids to investigate active subseafloor microbial ecosystems and their physical and chemical settings.

TL;DR: The investigated deeply buried marine sediments of the shallow shelf off New Jersey, USA, are characterized by low organic carbon content and total cell counts of < 10(7) cells per mL sediment, and MCG was the dominant group with a high diversity of the isolated 16S rRNA gene sequences.

TL;DR: A constructive approach for evaluation and eliminating microbial contamination during riser-less drilling and coring operations by the D/V Chikyu is suggested.