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2013

Journal Article

Gold biomineralization by a metallophore from a gold-associated microbe

Johnston, Chad W., Wyatt, Morgan A., Li, Xiang, Ibrahim, Ashraf, Shuster, Jeremiah, Southam, Gordon and Magarvey, Nathan A. (2013). Gold biomineralization by a metallophore from a gold-associated microbe. Nature Chemical Biology, 9 (4), 241-243. doi: 10.1038/NCHEMBIO.1179

Gold biomineralization by a metallophore from a gold-associated microbe

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2012

Journal Article

Structural and biological control of the Cenozoic epithermal uranium concentrations from the Sierra Pena Blanca, Mexico

Angiboust, Samuel, Fayek, Mostafa, Power, Ian M., Camacho, Alfredo, Calas, Georges and Southam, Gordon (2012). Structural and biological control of the Cenozoic epithermal uranium concentrations from the Sierra Pena Blanca, Mexico. Mineralium Deposita, 47 (8), 859-874. doi: 10.1007/s00126-012-0408-5

Structural and biological control of the Cenozoic epithermal uranium concentrations from the Sierra Pena Blanca, Mexico

2011

Journal Article

Modern carbonate microbialites from an asbestos open pit pond, Yukon, Canada

Power, I. M., Wilson, S. A., Dipple, G. M. and Southam, G. (2011). Modern carbonate microbialites from an asbestos open pit pond, Yukon, Canada. Geobiology, 9 (2), 180-195. doi: 10.1111/j.1472-4669.2010.00265.x

Modern carbonate microbialites from an asbestos open pit pond, Yukon, Canada

2010

Journal Article

Electrical transport along bacterial nanowires from Shewanella oneidensis MR-1

El-Naggar, Mohamed Y., Wanger, Greg, Leung, Kar Man, Yuzvinsky, Thomas D., Southam, Gordon, Yang, Jun, Lau, Woon Ming, Nealson, Kenneth H. and Gorby, Yuri A. (2010). Electrical transport along bacterial nanowires from Shewanella oneidensis MR-1. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 107 (42), 18127-18131. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1004880107

Electrical transport along bacterial nanowires from Shewanella oneidensis MR-1

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2010

Journal Article

Photosynthetic isotope biosignatures in laminated micro-stromatolitic and non-laminated nodules associated with modern, freshwater microbialites in Pavilion Lake, BC

Brady, A. L., Slater, G. F., Omelon, C. R., Southam, G., Druschel, G., Andersen, D. T., Hawes, I., Laval, B. and Lim, D. S. S. (2010). Photosynthetic isotope biosignatures in laminated micro-stromatolitic and non-laminated nodules associated with modern, freshwater microbialites in Pavilion Lake, BC. Chemical Geology, 274 (1-2), 56-67. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2010.03.016

Photosynthetic isotope biosignatures in laminated micro-stromatolitic and non-laminated nodules associated with modern, freshwater microbialites in Pavilion Lake, BC

2025

Journal Article

Pure CO2 and impure CO2-SO2-NO-O2 reactions with carbon storage site underlying seals: coaly mudstones and carbonate cemented sandstones

Pearce, J.K., Kirste, D., Dawson, G.W., Rudolph, V., Southam, G., Brink, F., Paterson, D.J., Hall, N., Sommacal, S. and Golding, S.D. (2025). Pure CO2 and impure CO2-SO2-NO-O2 reactions with carbon storage site underlying seals: coaly mudstones and carbonate cemented sandstones. Science of The Total Environment, 963 178391, 178391. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178391

Pure CO2 and impure CO2-SO2-NO-O2 reactions with carbon storage site underlying seals: coaly mudstones and carbonate cemented sandstones

2025

Conference Publication

Identifying microbial roles in acid mine drainage and bioremediation of Mount Morgan Mine, Queensland, Australia

Febriana, Adithyanti, Gunathunga, Samadhi, Erskine, Peter and Southam, Gordon (2025). Identifying microbial roles in acid mine drainage and bioremediation of Mount Morgan Mine, Queensland, Australia. 13th Asia Pacific Microscopy Congress 2025 (APMC13), Brisbane, QLD Australia, 2-7 Febuary 2025. ScienceOpen. doi: 10.14293/apmc13-2025-0175

Identifying microbial roles in acid mine drainage and bioremediation of Mount Morgan Mine, Queensland, Australia

2025

Journal Article

Metal mobilisation and fines migration in pure CO2 and impure CO2-SO2-NO reactions of carbon storage site core

Pearce, J. K., Dawson, G. W., Turner, L., Southam, G., Brink, F., Paterson, D., Kirste, D. and Golding, S. D. (2025). Metal mobilisation and fines migration in pure CO2 and impure CO2-SO2-NO reactions of carbon storage site core. The Science of the Total Environment, 958 177993, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.177993

Metal mobilisation and fines migration in pure CO2 and impure CO2-SO2-NO reactions of carbon storage site core

2024

Journal Article

A long section of serpentinized depleted mantle peridotite

Lissenberg, C Johan, McCaig, Andrew M., Lang, Susan Q., Blum, Peter, Abe, Natsue, Brazelton, William J., Coltat, Rémi, Deans, Jeremy R., Dickerson, Kristin L., Godard, Marguerite, John, Barbara E., Klein, Frieder, Kuehn, Rebecca, Lin, Kuan-Yu, Liu, Haiyang, Lopes, Ethan L., Nozaka, Toshio, Parsons, Andrew J., Pathak, Vamdev, Reagan, Mark K., Robare, Jordyn A., Savov, Ivan P., Schwarzenbach, Esther M., Sissmann, Olivier J., Southam, Gordon, Wang, Fengping, Wheat, C Geoffrey, Anderson, Lesley and Treadwell, Sarah (2024). A long section of serpentinized depleted mantle peridotite. Science (New York, N.Y.), 385 (6709), 623-629. doi: 10.1126/science.adp1058

A long section of serpentinized depleted mantle peridotite

2024

Journal Article

Microbial mobilization and reprecipitation of transition metals in waste rock from an abandoned pyrite mine: implications for metal recovery

Tam, Wing Lam Savina, McParland, Decla, Jones, Thomas R., Power, Ian M., Langendam, Andrew, Southam, Gordon and McCutcheon, Jenine (2024). Microbial mobilization and reprecipitation of transition metals in waste rock from an abandoned pyrite mine: implications for metal recovery. The Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology, 62 (4), 605-624. doi: 10.3749/2300052

Microbial mobilization and reprecipitation of transition metals in waste rock from an abandoned pyrite mine: implications for metal recovery

2024

Journal Article

Microbe-mineral interactions within kimberlitic fine residue deposits: impacts on mineral carbonation

Jones, Thomas Ray, Poitras, Jordan, Levett, Alan, da Silva, Guilherme, Gunathunga, Samadhi, Ryan, Benjamin, Vietti, Andrew, Langendam, Andrew and Southam, Gordon (2024). Microbe-mineral interactions within kimberlitic fine residue deposits: impacts on mineral carbonation. Frontiers in Climate, 6 1345085, 1-18. doi: 10.3389/fclim.2024.1345085

Microbe-mineral interactions within kimberlitic fine residue deposits: impacts on mineral carbonation

2024

Journal Article

Inhibition of iron oxidation in Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans by low-molecular-weight organic acids: Evaluation of performance and elucidation of mechanisms

Li, Wenbo, Feng, Qiyan, Li, Ze, Jin, Tao, Zhang, Yun and Southam, Gordon (2024). Inhibition of iron oxidation in Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans by low-molecular-weight organic acids: Evaluation of performance and elucidation of mechanisms. Science of The Total Environment, 927 171919, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171919

Inhibition of iron oxidation in Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans by low-molecular-weight organic acids: Evaluation of performance and elucidation of mechanisms

2024

Journal Article

Water-soluble rare earth elements (REEs) recovered from uranium tailings

Levett, Alan, van der Ent, Antony, Jones, Thomas Ray, Bolouri, Kimiya, Kelly, Kieran, Vaughan, James, Edraki, Mansour, Erskine, Peter and Southam, Gordon (2024). Water-soluble rare earth elements (REEs) recovered from uranium tailings. Minerals Engineering, 210 108675, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2024.108675

Water-soluble rare earth elements (REEs) recovered from uranium tailings

2024

Journal Article

Migration of transition metals and potential for carbon mineralization during acid leaching of processed kimberlite from Venetia diamond mine, South Africa

Wang, Baolin, Zeyen, Nina, Wilson, Sasha, Honda-McNeil, Makoto J., Hamilton, Jessica L., Von Gunten, Konstantin, Alessi, Daniel S., Jones, Thomas R., Paterson, David J. and Southam, Gordon (2024). Migration of transition metals and potential for carbon mineralization during acid leaching of processed kimberlite from Venetia diamond mine, South Africa. Applied Geochemistry, 166 105986, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2024.105986

Migration of transition metals and potential for carbon mineralization during acid leaching of processed kimberlite from Venetia diamond mine, South Africa

2024

Book Chapter

Microbial Mining

Southam, Gordon (2024). Microbial Mining. Heavy metal: Earth’s minerals and the future of sustainable societies. (pp. 211-218) edited by Philippe Tortell. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Open Book Publishers. doi: 10.11647/obp.0373.28

Microbial Mining

2024

Journal Article

The role of plants in ironstone evolution: iron and aluminium cycling in the rhizosphere

Paz, Anat, Gagen, Emma J., Levett, Alan, Jones, Michael W.M., Kopittke, Peter M. and Southam, Gordon (2024). The role of plants in ironstone evolution: iron and aluminium cycling in the rhizosphere. Science of The Total Environment, 915 170119, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170119

The role of plants in ironstone evolution: iron and aluminium cycling in the rhizosphere

2024

Journal Article

Kinetic, electrochemical and spectral characterization of bacterial and archaeal rusticyanins; unexpected stability issues and consequences for applications in biotechnology

Wilson, Liam A., Melville, Jamie N., Pedroso, Marcelo M., Krco, Stefan, Hoelzl, Robert, Zaugg, Julian, Southam, Gordon, Virdis, Bernardino, Evans, Paul, Supper, Jenna, Harmer, Jeffrey R., Tyson, Gene, Clark, Alice, Schenk, Gerhard and Bernhardt, Paul V. (2024). Kinetic, electrochemical and spectral characterization of bacterial and archaeal rusticyanins; unexpected stability issues and consequences for applications in biotechnology. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 256 112539, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2024.112539

Kinetic, electrochemical and spectral characterization of bacterial and archaeal rusticyanins; unexpected stability issues and consequences for applications in biotechnology

2024

Journal Article

Inorganic Fe-O and Fe-S oxidoreductases: paradigms for prebiotic chemistry and the evolution of enzymatic activity in biology

Huang, Xiao-Lan, Harmer, Jeffrey R., Schenk, Gerhard and Southam, Gordon (2024). Inorganic Fe-O and Fe-S oxidoreductases: paradigms for prebiotic chemistry and the evolution of enzymatic activity in biology. Frontiers in Chemistry, 12 1349020. doi: 10.3389/fchem.2024.1349020

Inorganic Fe-O and Fe-S oxidoreductases: paradigms for prebiotic chemistry and the evolution of enzymatic activity in biology

2023

Journal Article

Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Drive Organo-Mineral Association in Iron Ore Tailings: Unravelling Microstructure at the Submicron Scale by Synchrotron-Based FTIR and STXM-NEXAFS

Li, Zhen, Wu, Songlin, Yi, Qing, Liu, Yunjia, Wang, Jian, Nguyen, Tuan A. H., Ma, Yuanying, You, Fang, Chan, Ting-Shan, Klein, Annaleise, Levett, Alan, Southam, Gordon, Alessi, Daniel S., Huang, Yuanfang and Huang, Longbin (2023). Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Drive Organo-Mineral Association in Iron Ore Tailings: Unravelling Microstructure at the Submicron Scale by Synchrotron-Based FTIR and STXM-NEXAFS. Environmental Science & Technology, 57 (51), 21779-21790. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.3c07614

Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Drive Organo-Mineral Association in Iron Ore Tailings: Unravelling Microstructure at the Submicron Scale by Synchrotron-Based FTIR and STXM-NEXAFS

2023

Journal Article

Elemental sulfur and organic matter amendment drive alkaline pH neutralization and mineral weathering in iron ore tailings through inducing sulfur oxidizing bacteria

Yi, Qing, You, Fang, Li, Zhen, Wu, Songlin, Chan, Ting-Shan, Lu, Ying-Rui, Thomsen, Lars, Wang, Jian, Ma, Yuanying, Liu, Yunjia, Robertson, Lachlan, Southam, Gordon and Huang, Longbin (2023). Elemental sulfur and organic matter amendment drive alkaline pH neutralization and mineral weathering in iron ore tailings through inducing sulfur oxidizing bacteria. Environmental Science and Technology, 57 (51), 21744-21756. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.3c05749

Elemental sulfur and organic matter amendment drive alkaline pH neutralization and mineral weathering in iron ore tailings through inducing sulfur oxidizing bacteria