María Sofía Urbieta

TL;DR: This review critically analyzes and compares thermophilic and mesophilic microbial performances in recent and selected representative examples of metal bioremediation and biorecovery.

TL;DR: Comparing microbial community diversity in the water of ponds and hot springs and in microbial biofilms in the Copahue geothermal field, with particular emphasis on Cyanobacteria and other photosynthetic species that have not been detected before, reports the presence of Cyanob bacteria, Chloroflexi and chloroplasts of eukaryotes in the microbial bio Films not detected in theWater of the ponds.

TL;DR: A cultivation-independent census to describe microbial communities in six hot springs in Malaysia revealed that diversity patterns were best explained by a combination of physicochemical variables, rather than by individual abiotic variables such as temperature and salinity.

TL;DR: The current status of biomining using thermophiles is reviewed, the main characteristics of thermophilic biominers are described, and the future for this biotechnology is discussed.

TL;DR: Thermophilic aerobic bacteria were isolated from two geothermal areas in Neuquén province using two different enrichment methods and a total of 30 isolates obtained, showing protease, inulinase and/or pectinase activities, while cellulase and xylanase activities were less common.