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Iron sulfides in the bulk phase were common in all assays, but specific aluminum precipitates formed in close association with cell surfaces and may function as a detoxification mechanism of dissolved Al species at low pH. Acidic environments, both natural and anthropogenic, are in general rich in dissolved metals and metalloids. Anthropogenically generated acidic waters often result from the oxidation of sulfidic minerals, mainly pyrite, which becomes exposed to oxygen as a consequence of mining or mining related activities. http://www.selleckchem.com/products/MG132.html This primary oxidation process releases acidity, sulfate, and associated metal cations (e.g., Fe2+/3+, Zn2+, Cu2+) (see reviews by Nordstrom & Alpers, 1999; Blodau, 2006). Secondary processes, such as the dissolution of carbonates and silicates, result in increased concentrations of Ca2+, Mg2+, K+, and Al3+. Extremely high ion concentrations have been reported for base-metal mine tailings pore waters, especially in the oxidized zones (Jurjovec et?al., 2002; Praharaj & Fortin, 2004), whereas lower concentrations are encountered in acidic mine pit lakes, such as those of the Lusatian lignite mining district in Germany. The pH in those lakes ranges http://www.selleckchem.com/products/epacadostat-incb024360.html from pH 2 to 3 and concentrations of sulfate and the main metal ions, such as Ca2+, Fe2+/3+, Al3+, and Mg2+, are in the millimolar range (Friese et?al., 1998; Herzsprung et?al., 1998; Peine et?al., 2000). Changes in pH, redox conditions, and/or concentrations of reactants may lead to mineral precipitation. These changes are often induced by the metabolic activity of microorganisms (Ehrlich, 1999). In addition, microorganisms provide metal sorption and mineral nucleation sites on their cell surfaces and extracellular structures or polymers (Ferris et?al., 1986; Banfield et?al., 2000; Fortin & Beveridge, 2000). Both mechanisms can lead to the formation of mineral coatings, which can function as a physical barrier depriving the cells of nutrients and limiting further growth unless the microorganisms find a way to escape entombment (Chan et?al., 2004; Lalonde et?al., 2005). Minerals of interest in this study are metal sulfides and aluminum minerals. The former can easily form as an indirect result http://www.selleck.cn/products/pfi-2.html of microbial sulfate reduction because the process leads to hydrogen sulfide production, which readily reacts with dissolved metals to form insoluble metal sulfides (Berner, 1984; Schoonen, 2004). Aluminum minerals can precipitate as a result of microbial sulfate reduction, which is known to produce alkalinity and increase the pH leading to the precipitation of aluminum hydroxides or sulfates (Nordstrom, 1982; Furrer et?al., 2002). There is increasing evidence for sulfate reduction to occur in low pH environments (pH?