Abstract:Abstract:Peat was investigated as a potential source of indigenous microflora capable of: (!) providing a suitable carbon source for sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) through the anaerobic degradation of black spruce (Picea mariana) and trembling aspen (Popu!us tremu!oides) wood chips, (2) complexing metals to form relatively insoluble sulphide minerals through the reduction of sulfate to sulphide, and (3) surviving exposures to extremely acidic conditions. Enumeration studies, combined with measurements of diss… Show more
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