How Biomining has been Used to Recover Metals from Ores and Waste? A Review : Table 1

Table 1: Some microorganisms applicable in bioleaching and bio-oxidation processes for several metals.

Microorganism	Autotrophic (A)/ Facultative Autotrophic (F) Heterotrophic (H)	Temperature Range	Main Leached Metals	References
Bacteria
A. ferrooxidans A. Caldus	A A	Mesophilic Moderate Thermophilic	Al, Cu, Fe, Ni Cu, Fe, Ni	[1,48] [12,35,51]
L. ferrooxidans	A	Mesophilic	As, Cu, Fe	[35,50]
S. thermosulfido oxidans	F	Thermophilic	Cu, Fe	[55,56]
Pseudomonas sp.	H	Mesophilic	Al, Li, Si	[52]
Archeae
S. metallicius F. acidiphillum	A H	Thermophilic Moderate Thermophilic	Cu, Fe Fe	[57,58] [35]
Fungi
A.niger	H	Mesophilic	Co, Cu, Ni, Mn, Zn	[1,46,53]
Penicillum sp.	H	Mesophilic	Au, Fe, Mn	[19]
Yeast
Candida sp.	H	Mesophilic	Au	[19]