Professor Barrie Johnson
Emeritus Professor

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Bioleaching of Transition Metals From Limonitic Laterite Deposits and Reassessment of the Multiple Roles of Sulfur-Oxidizing Acidophiles in the Process
Johnson, D. B., Smith, S. & Santos, A. L., 26 Jul 2021, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 12, 703177.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Microbial communities and interactions in low pH environments
Johnson, D. B., 2016, Acidophiles: Life in Extremely Acidic Environments. Quatrini, R. & Johnson, D. B. (eds.). Caister Academic Press Limited, p. 121-138Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Indirect Redox Transformations of Iron, Copper, and Chromium Catalyzed by Extremely Acidophilic Bacteria
Johnson, D. B., Hedrich, S. & Pakostova, E., Feb 2017, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 8, 211.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Evolution, Current Status, and Future Prospects of Using Biotechnologies in the Mineral Extraction and Metal Recovery Sectors
Johnson, D. B., 8 Aug 2018, In: Minerals. 8, 8, 343.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Redox Transformations of Iron and Other Transition Metals by Acidophilic Bacteria
Johnson, D. B., Aug 2015.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Recent Advances in Acidophile Microbiology: Fundamentals and Applications
Johnson, D. B. (Editor) & Schippers, A. (Editor), 14 Mar 2017, Frontiers Media.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Acidophile microbiology in space and time
Johnson, D. B. & Quatrini, R., 2016, Acidophiles: Life in Extremely Acidic Environments. Johnson, D. B. & Quatrini, R. (eds.). Caister Academic Press Limited, p. 3-16Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Extremophiles and Acidic Environments
Johnson, D. B. & Aguilera, A., 2019, Encyclopedia of Microbiology . 4tk ed. p. 206-227Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary › peer-review
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Recent Developments in Microbiological Approaches for Securing Mine Wastes and for Recovering Metals from Mine Waters
Johnson, D. B., 14 Apr 2014, In: Minerals. 4, 2, p. 279-292Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sulfidogenesis at low pH by acidophilic bacteria and its potential for the selective recovery of transition metals from mine waters
Johnson, D. B., Jameson, E., Rowe, O. F., Wakeman, K. & Hallberg, K. B., 24 Sept 2009, Biohydrometallurgy: a meeting point between microbial ecology,metal recovery processes and environmental remediation. Trans Tech Publications, Vol. 71-73. p. 693-696 (Advanced Materials Research).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Editorial: Recent Advances in Acidophile Microbiology: Fundamentals and Applications
Johnson, D. B. & Schippers, A., 14 Mar 2017, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 8, p. 428Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Acidophile Microbiology in Space and Time
Johnson, D. B. & Quatrini, R., 21 Feb 2020, In: Current issues in molecular biology. 39, p. 63-76 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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"Bioshrouding": a novel approach for securing reactive mineral tailings
Johnson, D. B., Yajie, L. & Okibe, N., Mar 2008, In: Biotechnology Letters. 30, 3, p. 445-9 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dissimilatory reduction of sulfate and zero-valent sulfur at low pH and its significance for bioremediation and metal recovery
Johnson, D. B. & Sánchez-Andrea, I., 10 Oct 2019, In: Advances in Microbial Physiology. 75, p. 205-231 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Developing Sustainable Biotechnologies for Mine Water Treatment in the 21st Century
Johnson, B., Santos, A. L., Falagan, C., Jones, R. M., Grail, B. M., Holanda, R. & Hedrich, S., Jul 2016, Procddings IMWA 2016. p. 782-789Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Deconstructing and reconstructing microbial communities that promote the natural attenuation of acidic mine waters
Johnson, B., 2 Apr 2017, In: Abstracts of papers - American Chemical Society. 253Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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The development and future impact on biotechnologies for mineral processing and metal recovery
Johnson, B., Aug 2019, Proceedings of the 15th Biennial Meeting of the Society of Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits. p. 1516-1619Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Biological removal of sulfurous compounds and metals from inorganic wastewaters
Johnson, B. & Santos, A. L., Oct 2020, Environmental Technologies to Treat Sulfur Pollution: Principles and Engineering. Lens, P. N. L. (ed.). 2nd ed. IWA Publishing, p. 215-246Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Sulfidogenesis and selective precipitation of metals at low pH mediated by Acidithiobacillus spp. and acidophilic sulfate-reducing bacteria
Jameson, E., Rowe, O. F., Hallberg, K. B. & Johnson, D. B., 1 Oct 2010, In: Hydrometallurgy. 104, 3-4, p. 488-493Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Novel approaches for the selective capture of transition metals from mine waters using low pH sulfur- and sulfate-reducing bioreactors
Holanda, R., Santos, A. & Johnson, D. B., 2 Apr 2017, In: Abstracts of papers - American Chemical Society. 253Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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Isolation and characterisation of mineral-oxidizing “Acidibacillus” spp. from mine sites and geothermal environments in different global locations
Holanda, R., Hedrich, S., Nancucheo, I., Oliveira, G., Grail, B. & Johnson, D., Sept 2016, In: Research in Microbiology. 167, 7, p. 613-623Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Removal of Zinc From Circum-Neutral pH Mine-Impacted Waters Using a Novel “Hybrid” Low pH Sulfidogenic Bioreactor
Holanda, R. & Johnson, D. B., 10 Mar 2020, In: Frontiers in Environmental Science. 8, 22.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Isolation and characterization of a novel acidophilic zero-valent sulfur- and ferric iron-respiring Firmicute
Holanda, R. & Johnson, D. B., 18 Aug 2020, In: Research in Microbiology. 171, 7, p. 215-221Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The iron-oxidizing proteobacteria
Hedrich, S., Schlömann, M. & Johnson, D. B., Jun 2011, In: Microbiology - SGM. 157, Pt 6, p. 1551-1564 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Selective Chemical and Biological Metal Recovery from Cu-Rich Bioleaching Solutions
Hedrich, S., Kermer, R., Aubel, T., Martin, M., Schippers, A., Johnson, D. B. & Janneck, E., Aug 2017, In: Solid State Phenomena. 262, p. 107-112Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development of a Strategy for Selective Metal Recovery from Pregnant Leach Solutions of Kupferschiefer Bioleaching
Hedrich, S., Schippers, A. & Johnson, D. B., Nov 2015, In: Advanced Materials Research. 1130, p. 255-258Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Implementation of biological and chemical techniques to recover metals from copper-rich leach solutions
Hedrich, S., Kermer, R., Aubel, T., Martin, M., Schippers, A., Johnson, D. B. & Janneck, E., Aug 2018, In: Hydrometallurgy. 179, p. 274-281Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Characterization of new iron oxidizing bacteria from an acid mine water treatment plant
Hedrich, S., Heinzel, E., Seifert, J., Hallberg, K. B., Johnson, D. B. & Schlomann, M., 1 Jan 2007, In: Advanced Materials Research. 20-21, p. 582Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Remediation and selective recovery of metals from acidic mine waters using novel modular bioreactors
Hedrich, S. & Johnson, D. B., 24 Sept 2014, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 48, 20, p. 12206–12212Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Aerobic and anaerobic oxidation of hydrogen by acidophilic bacteria
Hedrich, S. & Johnson, D. B., 1 Dec 2013, In: FEMS Microbiology Letters. 349, 1, p. 40-45Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A modular continuous flow reactor system for the selective bio-oxidation of iron and precipitation of schwertmannite from mine-impacted waters
Hedrich, S. & Johnson, D. B., 1 Feb 2012, In: Bioresource Technology. 106, p. 44-49Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Acidithiobacillus ferridurans, sp. nov.; an acidophilic iron- , sulfur- and hydrogen-metabolizing chemolithotrophic Gammaproteobacterium
Hedrich, S. & Johnson, D. B., 24 May 2013, In: International Journal of Systematic Evolutionary Microbiology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reduction and Complexation of Copper in a Novel Bioreduction System Developed to Recover Base Metals from Mine Process Waters
Hedrich, S., du Plessis, C. A., Mora, N. & Johnson, D. B., 1 Oct 2013, In: Advanced Materials Research. 825, p. 483-486Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evidence for Widespread Dissimilatory Hydrogen Metabolism among Acidophilic Bacteria
Hedrich, S. & Johnson, D. B., 1 Oct 2013, In: Advanced Materials Research. 825, p. 202-205Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Selective recovery of metals from Maurliden (Sweden) mine water using novel biomineralization technologies
Hedrich, S. & Johnson, D. B., 19 Jun 2012.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Acidiferrobacter thiooxydans, gen. nov. sp. nov.; an acidophilic, thermo-tolerant, facultatively anaerobic iron- and sulfur-oxidizer of the family Ectothiorhodospiraceae
Hallberg, K. B., Hedrich, S. & Johnson, D. B., 11 Feb 2011, In: Extremophiles. 15, 2, p. 271-9 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Macroscopic 'acid streamer' growths in acidic, metal-rich mine waters in north Wales consist of novel and remarkably simple bacterial communities
Hallberg, K., Coupland, K., Kimura, S. & Johnson, D. B., 1 Mar 2006, In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 72, 3, p. 2022-2030Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Biodiversity of acidophilic prokaryotes
Hallberg, K. B. & Johnson, D. B., 1 Jan 2001, In: Advances in Applied Microbiology. 49, p. 37-84Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Physiological and phylogenetic heterogeneity among iron-oxidizing Acidithiobacillus spp., and characteristics of the novel species Acidithiobacillus ferrivorans.
Hallberg, K. B., Amouric, A., Brochier-Armanet, C., Bonnefoy, V., Johnson, D. B., Donati, E. R. (Editor), Viera, M. R. (Editor), Tavani, E. L. (Editor), Giaveno, M. A. (Editor), Lavalle, T. L. (Editor) & Chiacchiarini, P. A. (Editor), 1 Jan 2009, p. 167-170.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Isolation, enumeration, growth, and preservation of acidophilic prokaryotes.
Hallberg, K. B., Johnson, D. B., Hurst, C. J. (Editor), Crawford, R. L. (Editor), Garland, J. L. (Editor), Lipson, D. A. (Editor), Mills, A. L. (Editor) & Stetzenbach, L. D. (Editor), 1 Jan 2007, Manual of Environmental Microbiology: 3rd Edition. 2007 ed. American Society for Microbiology, p. 1155-1165Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Passive mine water treatment at the former Wheal Jane tin mine, Cornwall: important biogeochemical and microbiological lessons
Hallberg, K. B., Johnson, D. B. & Nuttall, C. A. (Editor), 1 Jan 2002, Mine Water Treatment: a Decade of Progress. 2002 ed. HERO, p. 143-151Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Microbial poulations in a 110 ton-scale column for the recovery of metals from black schist ores
Hallberg, K. B., Johnson, D. B., Langwaldt, J. & Joulian, C., 1 Jan 2007, In: Advanced Materials Research. 20-21, p. 170Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Aromatic compound catabolism by a novel acidophilic bacterium.
Hallberg, K. B., Johnson, D. B. & Williams, P. A., 1 Jan 2001, p. 37.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Acidithiobacillus ferrivorans, sp nov.; facultatively anaerobic, psychrotolerant iron-, and sulfur-oxidizing acidophiles isolated from metal mine-impacted environments.
Hallberg, K. B., Gonzalez-Toril, E. & Johnson, D. B., 1 Oct 2010, In: Extremophiles. 14, 1, p. 9-19Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Microbiology of a wetland ecosystem constructed to remediate mine drainage from a heavy metal mine.
Hallberg, K. B. & Johnson, D. B., 1 Feb 2005, In: Science of the Total Environment. 338, 1-2, p. 53-66Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Biological manganese removal from acid mine drainage in constructed wetlands and prototype bioreactors.
Hallberg, K. B. & Johnson, D. B., 1 Feb 2005, In: Science of the Total Environment. 338, 1-2, p. 115-124Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Aromatic compound degradation by novel acidophilic bacteria with potential use for the treatment of waste-water containing organic and inorganic pollutants
Hallberg, K. B., Williams, P. A. & Johnson, D. B., 1 Jan 2001, p. 28.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Novel acidophiles isolated from moderately acidic mine drainage waters
Hallberg, K. B. & Johnson, B., 1 Oct 2003, In: Hydrometallurgy. 71, 1-2, p. 139-148Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effect of temperature on bioleaching of copper concentrates containing high concentrations of silver: opposite rules apply
Hallberg, K. B., Yajie, L., Okibe, N. & Johnson, D. B., 1 Jan 2007, In: Advanced Materials Research. 20-21, p. 168-169Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Attachment of acidophilic bacteria to solid surfaces: The significance of species and strain variations.
Ghauri, M. A., Okibe, N. & Johnson, D. B., 1 Mar 2007, In: Hydrometallurgy. 85, 2-4, p. 72-80Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review