Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) production in sulfobacillus thermosulfidooxidans and its relevance on attachment to metal sulfides

Abstract. Retrieving metals from sulphide minerals has been a key step for the mining industry through many years. There are microorganisms that colonize mining areas and ore deposits and are able to use some of the compounds of the ores to obtain energy, precipitating some other components. The use...