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Thiobacillus Ferrooxidans Enlist Bacteria Mining Metals Produced Thiooxidans

Bacteria like Thiobacillus thiooxidans, Thiobacillus ferrooxidans, and Leptospirillum ferrooxidans are used in mining to produce copper, gold, and uranium by oxidizing metal sulfides.

Bacterias como Thiobacillus thiooxidans, Thiobacillus ferrooxidans y Leptospirillum ferrooxidans se utilizan en la minería para producir cobre, oro y uranio mediante la oxidación de sulfuros metálicos.

Front Enlist the bacteria used in mining
which metals are produced
how
Back Thiobacillus thiooxidans
Thiobacillus ferrooxidans
Leptospirillum ferrooxidans

Copper, Gold, Uranium
(by the oxidation of metal sulphides into soluble sulphates)

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