Search Results - "J. Viridiana García-meza"

Sequence analysis and confirmation of the type IV pili-associated proteins PilY1, PilW and PilV in Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans by Alfaro-Saldaña, Elvia, Hernández-Sánchez, Araceli, Patrón-Soberano, O Araceli, Astello-García, Marizel, Méndez-Cabañas, J Alfredo, García-Meza, J Viridiana

“…Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans is an acidophilic chemolithoautotrophic bacterium widely used in the mining industry due to its metabolic sulfur-oxidizing…”
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Frustules of Amphora sp. as a photonic crystal with photoluminescent CdS nanoparticles by González‐Fortuna, Georgina, Arteaga‐Larios, Nubia, Nahmad, Yuri, Navarro‐Contreras, Hugo R., García‐Meza, J. Viridiana

“…Diatom frustules have species‐specific patterns of pores, striae, pores, and nanopores, periodically arranged on its silica surface, as sets of cavities that…”
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Deciphering the enigmatic PilY1 of Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans: An in silico analysis by Hernández-Sánchez, Araceli, Páez-Pérez, Edgar D., Alfaro-Saldaña, Elvia, García-Meza, J. Viridiana

“…Thirty years since the first report on the PilY1 protein in bacteria, only the C-terminal domain has been crystallized; there is no study in which the…”
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Understanding galvanic interactions between chalcopyrite and magnetite in acid medium to improve copper (Bio)Leaching by Saavedra, Albert, García-Meza, J. Viridiana, Cortón, Eduardo, González, Ignacio

“…Chalcopyrite is the main ore mineral used in industrial copper extraction. However, when passivation processes occur during hydrometallurgical treatment, a…”
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Bioelectrochemical Changes during the Early Stages of Chalcopyrite Interaction with Acidithiobacillus Thiooxidans and Leptospirillum sp by Irene López-Cázares, O. Araceli Patrón-Soberano, J. Viridiana García-Meza

“…A bioelectrochemical study of charge transfer in the biofilm–chalcopyrite interface was performed to investigate the effect of surficial reduced sulfur species…”
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Electrochemical monitoring of Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans biofilm formation on graphite surface with elemental sulfur by Méndez-Tovar, Marcela, García-Meza, J Viridiana, González, Ignacio

“…Inorganic wastewaters and sediments from the mining industry and mineral bioleaching processes have not been fully explored in bioelectrochemical systems…”
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An Autochthonous Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans Metapopulation Exploited for Two-Step Pyrite Biooxidation Improves Au/Ag Particle Release from Mining Waste by Jiménez-Paredes, Andrea E., Alfaro-Saldaña, Elvia F., Hernández-Sánchez, Araceli, García-Meza, J. Viridiana

“…Pyrite bio-oxidation by chemolithotrophic acidophile bacteria has been applied in the mining industry to bioleach metals or to remove pyritic sulfur from coal…”
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Bioelectrochemical system for the biooxidation of a chalcopyrite concentrate by acidophilic bacteria coupled to energy current generation and cathodic copper recovery by Fernández-Reyes, José S., García-Meza, J. Viridiana

“…Objectives To develop a bioelectrochemical system (BES) to couple the biooxidation of chalcopyrite (CuFeS 2 ), bioelectrogenesis, and the cathodic Cu 2+…”
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Influence of the sulfur species reactivity on biofilm conformation during pyrite colonization by Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans by Lara, René H., García-Meza, J. Viridiana, Cruz, Roel, Valdez-Pérez, Donato, González, Ignacio

“…Massive pyrite (FeS 2 ) electrodes were potentiostatically modified by means of variable oxidation pulse to induce formation of diverse surface sulfur species…”
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Total and bioaccessible arsenic and lead in soils impacted by mining exploitation of Fe-oxide-rich ore deposit at Cerro de Mercado, Durango, Mexico by Morales, Nidia A., Martínez, David, García-Meza, J. Viridiana, Labastida, Israel, Armienta, Ma. Aurora, Razo, Israel, Lara, René H.

“…Total and bioaccessible concentrations of arsenic (As) and lead (Pb), as well as their bearing phases in the adjacent soil area (residential area) of the…”
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Influence of the surface speciation on biofilm attachment to chalcopyrite by Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans by Lara, René H., García-Meza, J. Viridiana, González, Ignacio, Cruz, Roel

“…Surfaces of massive chalcopyrite (CuFeS 2 ) electrodes were modified by applying variable oxidation potential pulses under growth media in order to induce the…”
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Biofilm formation by algae as a mechanism for surviving on mine tailings by García-Meza, J. Viridiana, Barrangue, Christiane, Admiraal, Wim

“…Photosynthetic biofilms successfully colonize the sediments of a mine tailings reservoir (Guanajuato, Mexico) despite the high metal concentrations that are…”
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Surge of native rare taxa in tailings soil induced by peat bacterial invasion by Wang, Xizhuo, Zhou, Zhou, Zijing, Lu, Xia, Ling, Song, Shaoxian, Meza, J. Viridiana García, Montes, María Luciana, Li, Jianbo

“…The pivotal role of the native bacterial community in maintaining soil health, particularly in degraded tailings environments, is often overlooked. This study…”
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Photoluminescence shift in frustules of two pennate diatoms and nanostructural changes to their pores by Arteaga-Larios, Nubia V., Nahmad, Yuri, Navarro-Contreras, Hugo R., Encinas, Armando, Viridiana García-Meza, J.

“…ABSTRACT The diatom silicified cell wall (frustule) contains pore arrays at the micro‐ to nanometer scale that display efficient luminescence within the…”
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Disorder and amino acid composition in proteins: their potential role in the adaptation of extracellular pilins to the acidic media, where Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans grows by Páez-Pérez, Edgar D., Hernández-Sánchez, Araceli, Alfaro-Saldaña, Elvia, García-Meza, J. Viridiana

“…There are few biophysical studies or structural characterizations of the type IV pilin system of extremophile bacteria, such as the acidophilic…”
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Understanding a Core Pilin of the Type IVa Pili of Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans , PilV by Hernández-Sánchez, Araceli, Páez-Pérez, Edgar D, Alfaro-Saldaña, Elvia, Olivares-Illana, Vanesa, García-Meza, J Viridiana

“…Pilins are protein subunits of pili. The pilins of type IV pili (T4P) in pathogenic bacteria are well characterized, but anything is known about the T4P…”
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Editorial: Mine environmental governance by Meng, Delong, Hou, Jie, García-Meza, J. Viridiana, Xia, Ling

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Efficient adsorption of sodium oleate from wastewater with graphene oxide/polyethyleneimine composite hydrogel: Performance and mechanism by Weng, Xiaoqing, Zhang, Xudong, Ai, Pengpeng, Chen, Qian, Kasomo, Richard M., Viridiana García-Meza, J., Li, Hongqiang, Chen, Yingxin, Song, Shaoxian

“…[Display omitted] •An efficient GP composite hydrogel was prepared to adsorb NaOL.•GP composite hydrogel showed an excellent adsorption capacity towards…”
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Efficient recovery of fluorine from wet-process phosphoric acid using silicon powder as a new and eco-friendly reagent by Chen, Yingxin, Viridiana García-Meza, J., Zhou, Bowen, Peng, Zhaokai, Chen, Qian, Kasomo, Richard M., Weng, Xiaoqing, Li, Hongqiang, Song, Shaoxian

“…•SP could effectively increase the recovery of fluorine from 50.05% to 81.13%.•The addition of SP has negligible effect on the quality of WPA.•SP can…”
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Superabsorbent polymer used for saline-alkali soil water retention by Zhang, Cui, García Meza, J. Viridiana, Zhou, Keqiang, Liu, Jiazhi, Song, Shaoxian, Zhang, Min, Meng, Delong, Chen, Jinhui, Xia, Ling, Xiheng, Hu

“…•The ST-SAP shows great water retention properties (28 days)  in saline-alkali soil;.•ST-SAP presents superb stability under high salt condition;.•The R-CONH2,…”
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