Bacterial diversity of the abandoned Mamut Copper Mine in Sabah, Malaysia and its correlation with copper contamination

• Main Authors: Yi Yik Low, Grace Joy Wei Lie Chin, Collin Glen Joseph Anthony, Baba Musta, Kenneth Francis Rodrigues
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26333/1/Bacterial%20diversity%20of%20the%20abandoned%20Mamut%20Copper%20Mine%20in%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia%20and%20its%20correlation%20with%20copper%20contamination.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26333/2/Bacterial%20diversity%20of%20the%20abandoned%20Mamut%20Copper%20Mine%20in%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia%20and%20its%20correlation%20with%20copper%20contamination1.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26333/; http://dx.doi.org/10.21161/mjm.190610
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

The former Mamut Copper Mine, acid mine drainage site represents an anthropogenic altered landscape characterized by its acidic topsoil which is contaminated primarily with copper. Even though the mining operation was ceased at 1999, the bacterial diversity in this area has never been investigated....