Mark Dopson

Professor

Department of Biology and Environmental Science Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

mark.dopson@lnu.se

+46 480-44 73 34

Mark Dopson’s work spans both basic and applied research and contributes to a better understanding of microbial evolution, ecology and engineering applications. He studies microorganisms living under extreme conditions such as acidic pH, low temperature, in Baltic Sea sediments, or deep below the earth's surface. He especially focuses on cold environments that are relevant for Nordic conditions. In his research, he uses different techniques in systems biology to investigate the how single species all the way up to whole communities of microorganisms are able to live and adapt to their environment. This knowledge can then be used in industry for instance to remove polluting chemicals from process water in the mining industry; to aid in designing strategies to bioremediate Baltic sea anoxic ‘dead zones’; and to understand how microorganisms affect deep geological disposal of nuclear waste.

My research groups

My ongoing research projects

Publications

Article in journal (Refereed)

Van Dam, F., Kietavainen, R., Westmeijer, G., Reinhardt, M., Ono, S., et al. (2025). Microbial methanogenesis fueled by freshwater infiltration and oil biodegradation in the Siljan impact structure, Sweden. Discover Applied Sciences. 7 (1).
Status: Published
Kononova, L., Johnson, A., Engblom, S., Sten, P., Yu, C., et al. (2025). Geochemical and microbial responses to limestone and peat treatment of incubated hypermonosulfidic sediments. European Journal of Soil Science. 76 (1).
Status: Published
Seidel, L., Broman, E., Ståhle, M., Bergström, K., Forsman, A., et al. (2024). Climate change induces shifts in coastal Baltic Sea surface water microorganism stress and photosynthesis gene expression. Frontiers in Microbiology. 15.
Status: Published
Berggren, H., Yildirim, Y., Nordahl, O., Larsson, P., Dopson, M., et al. (2024). Ecological filtering drives rapid spatiotemporal dynamics in fish skin microbiomes. Molecular Ecology. 33 (18).
Status: Published
Johnson, A., Lonntoft, E., Piatek, P., Ronne, E., Simons, A., et al. (2024). Sulfidic mine waste rock alkaliphilic microbial communities rapidly replaced by aerobic acidophiles following deposition. Biogeochemistry. 168 (1).
Status: Published
Westmeijer, G., Escudero, C., Bergin, C., Turner, S., Ståhle, M., et al. (2024). Continental scientific drilling and microbiology : (extremely) low biomass in bedrock of central Sweden. Biogeosciences. 21 (2). 591-604.
Status: Published
Nyman, A., Boman, A., Johnson, A., Dopson, M., Åström, M.E. (2024). Easily mobilized metals and acidity in acid sulfate soils across the Swedish coastal plains. European Journal of Soil Science. 75 (6).
Status: Published
Rios, D., Bellenberg, S., Christel, S., Lindblom, P., Giroux, T., et al. (2024). Potential of single and designed mixed cultures to enhance the bioleaching of chalcopyrite by oxidation-reduction potential control. Hydrometallurgy. 224.
Status: Published
Li, S., Nilsson, E., Seidel, L., Ketzer, J.M., Forsman, A., et al. (2024). Baltic Sea coastal sediment-bound eukaryotes have increased year-round activities under predicted climate change related warming. Frontiers in Microbiology. 15.
Status: Published
Westmeijer, G., Van Dam, F., Kietäväinen, R., Gonzalez-Rosales, C., Bertilsson, S., et al. (2024). Candidatus Desulforudis audaxviator dominates a 975 m deep groundwater community in central Sweden. Communications Biology. 7.
Status: Published
Sepúlveda-Rebolledo, P., Gonzalez-Rosales, C., Dopson, M., Pérez-Rueda, E., Holmes, D.S., et al. (2024). Comparative genomics sheds light on transcription factor-mediated regulation in the extreme acidophilic Acidithiobacillia representatives. Research in Microbiology. 175 (1-2).
Status: Published
Yu, C., Turner, S., Huotari, S., Chen, N., Shchukarev, A., et al. (2024). Manganese cycling and transport in boreal estuaries impacted by acidic Mn-rich drainage. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 365. 136-157.
Status: Published
Dopson, M., Rezaei Somee, M., Gonzalez-Rosales, C., Lui, L.M., Turner, S., et al. (2024). Novel candidate taxa contribute to key metabolic processes in Fennoscandian Shield deep groundwaters. ISME Communications. 4 (1).
Status: Published
Johnson, A., Nyman, A., Åström, M.E., Dopson, M. (2024). Regional variation in Swedish acid sulfate soil microbial communities is influenced by temperature and geochemistry. European Journal of Soil Science. 75 (1).
Status: Published
Van Wyk, N., Fischer, D., Wilbers, D., Harrison, S.T.L., Kotsiopoulos, A., et al. (2024). Toward the bioleaching of bauxite residue by Gluconobacter oxydans. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 135 (11).
Status: Published
Yu, C., Johnson, A., Karlsson, A., Chernikov, R., Sjöberg, V., et al. (2024). Uranium Repartitioning during Microbial Driven Reductive Transformation of U(VI)-Sorbed Schwertmannite and Jarosite. Environmental Science and Technology. 58 (41). 18324-18334.
Status: Published
Seidel, L., Sachpazidou, V., Ketzer, J.M., Hylander, S., Forsman, A., et al. (2023). Long-term warming modulates diversity, vertical structuring of microbial communities, and sulfate reduction in coastal Baltic Sea sediments. Frontiers in Microbiology. 14.
Status: Published
Nyman, A., Johnson, A., Yu, C., Dopson, M., Åström, M.E. (2023). Multi-element features of active acid sulfate soils across the Swedish coastal plains. Applied Geochemistry. 152.
Status: Published
Lopez-Fernandez, M., Westmeijer, G., Turner, S., Broman, E., Ståhle, M., et al. (2023). Thiobacillus as a key player for biofilm formation in oligotrophic groundwaters of the Fennoscandian Shield. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. 9 (1).
Status: Published
Högfors-Rönnholm, E., Sten, P., Christel, S., Frojdo, S., Lillhonga, T., et al. (2023). Targeting oxidation sites on boreal acid sulfate soil macropore surfaces mitigates acid and metal release to recipient water streams. Applied Geochemistry. 158.
Status: Published
Nyman, A., Johnson, A., Yu, C., Sohlenius, G., Becher, M., et al. (2023). A nationwide acid sulfate soil study : A rapid and cost-efficient approach for characterizing large-scale features. Science of the Total Environment. 869.
Status: Published
Seidel, L., Broman, E., Nilsson, E., Ståhle, M., Ketzer, J.M., et al. (2023). Climate change-related warming reduces thermal sensitivity and modifies metabolic activity of coastal benthic bacterial communities. The ISME Journal. 17. 855-869.
Status: Published
Seidel, L., Broman, E., Ståhle, M., Nilsson, E., Turner, S., et al. (2022). Long-term warming of Baltic Sea coastal waters affects bacterial communities in bottom water and sediments differently. Frontiers in Microbiology. 13.
Status: Published
Johnson, A., Högfors-Rönnholm, E., Engblom, S., Österholm, P., Åström, M.E., et al. (2022). Dredging and deposition of metal sulfide rich river sediments results in rapid conversion to acid sulfate soil materials. Science of the Total Environment. 813.
Status: Published
Hogfors-Ronnholm, E., Lundin, D., Brambilla, D., Christel, S., Lopez-Fernandez, M., et al. (2022). Gallionella and Sulfuricella populations are dominant during the transition of boreal potential to actual acid sulfate soils. Communications Earth & Environment. 3 (1).
Status: Published
Povedano-Priego, C., Jroundi, F., Lopez-Fernandez, M., Morales-Hidalgo, M., Martin-Sanchez, I., et al. (2022). Impact of anoxic conditions, uranium(VI) and organic phosphate substrate on the biogeochemical potential of the indigenous bacterial community of bentonite. Applied Clay Science. 216.
Status: Published
Gonzalez-Rosales, C., Vergara, E., Dopson, M., Valdes, J.H., Holmes, D.S. (2022). Integrative Genomics Sheds Light on Evolutionary Forces Shaping the Acidithiobacillia Class Acidophilic Lifestyle. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12.
Status: Published
Seidel, L., Ketzer, J.M., Broman, E., Shahabi-Ghahfarokhi, S., Rahmati-Abkenar, M., et al. (2022). Weakened resilience of benthic microbial communities in the face of climate change. ISME Communications. 2 (1).
Status: Published
Zhang, R., Lu, J., Dopson, M., Leiviska, T. (2022). Vanadium removal from mining ditch water using commercial iron products and ferric groundwater treatment residual-based materials. Chemosphere. 286.
Status: Published
Osterholz, H., Turner, S., Alakangas, L.J., Tullborg, E., Dittmar, T., et al. (2022). Terrigenous dissolved organic matter persists in the energy-limited deep groundwaters of the Fennoscandian Shield. Nature Communications. 13 (1).
Status: Published
Lorenz, H., Rosberg, J., Juhlin, C., Klonowska, I., Lescoutre, R., et al. (2022). COSC-2 - drilling the basal decollement and underlying margin of palaeocontinent Baltica in the Paleozoic Caledonide Orogen of Scandinavia. Scientific Drilling. 30. 43-57.
Status: Published
Westmeijer, G., Mehrshad, M., Turner, S., Alakangas, L., Sachpazidou, V., et al. (2022). Connectivity of Fennoscandian Shield terrestrial deep biosphere microbiomes with surface communities. Communications Biology. 5 (1).
Status: Published
Barragan, C.E., Marquez, M.A., Dopson, M., Montoya, D. (2021). RNA transcript response by an Acidithiobacillus spp. mixed culture reveals adaptations to growth on arsenopyrite. Extremophiles. 25. 143-158.
Status: Published
Bellenberg, S., Salas, B., Ganji, S., Jorquera-Roman, C., Valenzuela, M.L., et al. (2021). Diffusible signal factor signaling controls bioleaching activity and niche protection in the acidophilic, mineral-oxidizing leptospirilli. Scientific Reports. 11 (1).
Status: Published
Mehrshad, M., Lopez-Fernandez, M., Sundh, J., Bell, E., Simone, D., et al. (2021). Energy efficiency and biological interactions define the core microbiome of deep oligotrophic groundwater. Nature Communications. 12 (1).
Status: Published
Seidel, L., Broman, E., Turner, S., Ståhle, M., Dopson, M. (2021). Interplay between eutrophication and climate warming on bacterial communities in coastal sediments differs depending on water depth and oxygen history. Scientific Reports. 11 (1).
Status: Published
Bellenberg, S., Turner, S., Seidel, L., Van Wyk, N., Zhang, R., et al. (2021). Towards Bioleaching of a Vanadium Containing Magnetite for Metal Recovery. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12.
Status: Published
Holmfeldt, K., Nilsson, E., Simone, D., Lopez-Fernandez, M., Wu, X., et al. (2021). The Fennoscandian Shield deep terrestrial virosphere suggests slow motion 'boom and burst' cycles. Communications Biology. 4 (1).
Status: Published
Povedano-Priego, C., Jroundi, F., Lopez-Fernandez, M., Shrestha, R., Spanek, R., et al. (2021). Deciphering indigenous bacteria in compacted bentonite through a novel and efficient DNA extraction method : Insights into biogeochemical processes within the Deep Geological Disposal of nuclear waste concept. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 408.
Status: Published
Sousa, J.A.B., Bolgar, A., Christel, S., Dopson, M., Bijmans, M.F.M., et al. (2020). Immobilization of sulfate and thiosulfate-reducing biomass on sand under haloalkaline conditions. Science of the Total Environment. 745. 1-8.
Status: Published
Barragan, C.E., Marquez, M.A., Dopson, M., Montoya Castano, D. (2020). Isolation of Arsenic Resistant and Arsenopyrite Oxidizing Acidithiobacillus Species from pH Neutral Colombian Mine Effluents. Geomicrobiology Journal. 37 (7). 682-689.
Status: Published
Plugge, C.M., Sousa, J.A.B., Christel, S., Dopson, M., Bijmans, M.F.M., et al. (2020). Syngas as Electron Donor for Sulfate and Thiosulfate Reducing Haloalkaliphilic Microorganisms in a Gas-Lift Bioreactor. Microorganisms. 8 (9). 1-18.
Status: Published
Buetti-Dinh, A., Herold, M., Christel, S., El Hajjami, M., Bellenberg, S., et al. (2020). Systems biology of acidophile biofilms for efficient metal extraction. Scientific Data. 7 (1). 1-10.
Status: Published
Vergara, E., Neira, G., González, C., Cortez, D., Dopson, M., et al. (2020). Evolution of Predicted Acid Resistance Mechanisms in the Extremely Acidophilic Leptospirillum Genus. Genes. 11 (4).
Status: Published
Hogfors-Ronnholm, E., Christel, S., Lillhonga, T., Engblom, S., Osterholm, P., et al. (2020). Biodegraded peat and ultrafine calcium carbonate result in retained metals and higher microbial diversities in boreal acid sulfate soil. Soil Ecology Letters. 2 (2). 120-130.
Status: Published
Buetti-Dinh, A., Herold, M., Christel, S., El Hajjami, M., Delogu, F., et al. (2020). Reverse engineering directed gene regulatory networks from transcriptomics and proteomics data of biomining bacterial communities with approximate Bayesian computation and steady-state signalling simulations. BMC Bioinformatics. 21 (1). 1-15.
Status: Published
Yu, C., Drake, H., Lopez-Fernandez, M., Whitehouse, M., Dopson, M., et al. (2019). Micro-scale isotopic variability of low-temperature pyrite in fractured crystalline bedrock ― A large Fe isotope fractionation between Fe(II)aq/pyrite and absence of Fe-S isotope co-variation. Chemical Geology. 522. 192-207.
Status: Published
Broman, E., Asmala, E., Carstensen, J., Pinhassi, J., Dopson, M. (2019). Distinct Coastal Microbiome Populations Associated With Autochthonous- and Allochthonous-Like Dissolved Organic Matter. Frontiers in Microbiology. 10. 1-15.
Status: Published
Esparza, M., Jedlicki, E., González, C., Dopson, M., Holmes, D. (2019). Effect of CO₂ Concentration on Uptake and Assimilation of Inorganic Carbon in the Extreme Acidophile Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans. Frontiers in Microbiology. 10. 1-15.
Status: Published
Osorio, H., Mettert, E., Kiley, P., Dopson, M., Jedlicki, E., et al. (2019). Identification and Unusual Properties of the Master Regulator FNR in the Extreme Acidophile Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans. Frontiers in Microbiology. 10. 1-14.
Status: Published
Broman, E., Li, L., Fridlund, J., Svensson, F., Legrand, C., et al. (2019). Spring and Late Summer Phytoplankton Biomass Impact on the Coastal Sediment Microbial Community Structure. Microbial Ecology. (2). 288-303.
Status: Published
Ni, G., Harnawan, P., Seidel, L., Heijne, A.T., Sleutels, T., et al. (2019). Haloalkaliphilic microorganisms assist sulfide removal in a microbial electrolysis cell. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 363. 197-204.
Status: Published
Christel, S., Yu, C., Wu, X., Josefsson, S., Lillhonga, T., et al. (2019). Comparison of Boreal Acid Sulfate Soil Microbial Communities in Oxidative and Reductive Environments. Research in Microbiology. 170 (6-7). 288-295.
Status: Published
Buetti-Dinh, A., Galli, V., Bellenberg, S., Ilie, O., Herold, M., et al. (2019). Deep neural networks outperform human expert's capacity in characterizing bioleaching bacterial biofilm composition. Biotechnology Reports. 22. 1-5.
Status: Published
Högfors-Rönnholm, E., Lopez-Fernandez, M., Christel, S., Brambilla, D., Huntemann, M., et al. (2019). Metagenomes and metatranscriptomes from boreal potential and actual acid sulfate soil materials. Scientific Data. 6. 1-6.
Status: Published
Lopez-Fernandez, M., Broman, E., Simone, D., Bertilsson, S., Dopson, M. (2019). Statistical Analysis of Community RNA Transcripts between Organic Carbon and Geogas-Fed Continental Deep Biosphere Groundwaters. mBio. 10 (4). 1-6.
Status: Published
Lopez-Fernandez, M., Simone, D., Wu, X., Soler, L., Nilsson, E., et al. (2018). Metatranscriptomes Reveal That All Three Domains of Life Are Active but Are Dominated by Bacteria in the Fennoscandian Crystalline Granitic Continental Deep Biosphere. mBio. 9 (6).
Status: Published
Christel, S., Herold, M., Bellenberg, S., El Hajjami, M., Buetti-Dinh, A., et al. (2018). Multi-omics reveal the lifestyle of the acidophilic, mineral-oxidizing model species Leptospirillum ferriphilum^T. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 4 (3).
Status: Published
Ni, G., Simone, D., Palma, D., Broman, E., Wu, X., et al. (2018). A novel inorganic sulfur compound metabolizing Ferroplasma-like population is suggested to mediate extracellular electron transfer. Frontiers in Microbiology.
Status: Published
Lopez-Fernandez, M., Åström, M.E., Bertilsson, S., Dopson, M. (2018). Depth and Dissolved Organic Carbon Shape Microbial Communities in Surface Influenced but Not Ancient Saline Terrestrial Aquifers. Frontiers in Microbiology. 9.
Status: Published
Christel, S., Herold, M., Bellenberg, S., Buetti-Dinh, A., El Hajjami, M., et al. (2018). Weak Iron Oxidation by Sulfobacillus thermosulfidooxidans Maintains a Favorable Redox Potential for Chalcopyrite Bioleaching. Frontiers in Microbiology. 9.
Status: Published
Högfors-Rönnholm, E., Christel, S., Dalhem, K., Lillhonga, T., Engblom, S., et al. (2018). Chemical and microbiological evaluation of novel chemical treatment methods for acid sulfate soils. Science of the Total Environment. 625. 39-49.
Status: Published
Högfors-Rönnholm, E., Christel, S., Engblom, S., Dopson, M. (2018). Indirect DNA extraction method suitable for acidic soil with high clay content. MethodsX. 5. 136-140.
Status: Published
Bellenberg, S., Buetti-Dinh, A., Galli, V., Ilie, O., Herold, M., et al. (2018). Automated Microscopic Analysis of Metal Sulfide Colonization by Acidophilic Microorganisms. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 84 (20).
Status: Published
Lopez-Fernandez, M., Broman, E., Turner, S., Wu, X., Bertilsson, S., et al. (2018). Investigation of viable taxa in the deep terrestrial biosphere suggests high rates of nutrient recycling. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 94 (8).
Status: Published
Drake, H., Whitehouse, M.J., Heim, C., Reiners, P.W., Tillberg, M., et al. (2018). Unprecedented ³⁴S-enrichment of pyrite formed following microbial sulfate reduction in fractured crystalline rocks. Geobiology. 16 (5). 556-574.
Status: Published
Ni, G., Canizales, S., Broman, E., Simone, D., Palwai, V.R., et al. (2018). Microbial Community and Metabolic Activity in Thiocyanate Degrading Low Temperature Microbial Fuel Cells. Frontiers in Microbiology. 9.
Status: Published
Khoshkhoo, M., Dopson, M., Engström, F., Sandström, Å. (2017). New insights into the influence of redox potential on chalcopyrite leaching behaviour. Minerals Engineering. 100. 9-16.
Status: Published
Broman, E., Sjöstedt, J., Pinhassi, J., Dopson, M. (2017). Shifts in coastal sediment oxygenation cause pronounced changes in microbial community composition and associated metabolism. Microbiome. 5.
Status: Published
Abromaitis, V., Racys, V., Van Der Marel, P., Ni, G., Dopson, M., et al. (2017). Effect of shear stress and carbon surface roughness on bioregeneration and performance of suspended versus attached biomass in metoprolol-loaded biological activated carbon systems. Chemical Engineering Journal. 317. 503-511.
Status: Published
Wu, X., Pedersen, K., Edlund, J., Eriksson, L., Åström, M.E., et al. (2017). Potential for hydrogen-oxidizing chemolithoautotrophic and diazotrophic populations to initiate biofilm formation in oligotrophic, deep terrestrial subsurface waters. Microbiome. 5.
Status: Published
Broman, E., Sachpazidou, V., Dopson, M., Hylander, S. (2017). Diatoms dominate the eukaryotic metatranscriptome during spring in coastal 'dead zone' sediments. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences. 284 (1864).
Status: Published
Dopson, M., Holmes, D.S., Lazcano, M., Mccredden, T.J., Bryan, C.G., et al. (2017). Multiple Osmotic Stress Responses in Acidihalobacter prosperus Result in Tolerance to Chloride Ions. Frontiers in Microbiology. 7.
Status: Published
Broman, E., Sachpazidou, V., Pinhassi, J., Dopson, M. (2017). Oxygenation of Hypoxic Coastal Baltic Sea Sediments Impacts on Chemistry, Microbial Community Composition, and Metabolism. Frontiers in Microbiology. 8.
Status: Published
Broman, E., Abbtesaim, J., Wu, X., Christel, S., Ni, G., et al. (2017). Low temperature, autotrophic microbial denitrification using thiosulfate or thiocyanate as electron donor. Biodegradation. 28 (4). 287-301.
Status: Published
Christel, S., Fridlund, J., Watkin, E.L., Dopson, M. (2016). Acidithiobacillus ferrivorans SS3 presents little RNA transcript response related to cold stress during growth at 8 A degrees C suggesting it is a eurypsychrophile. Extremophiles. 20 (6). 903-913.
Status: Published
Christel, S., Fridlund, J., Buetti-Dinh, A., Buck, M., Watkin, E.L., et al. (2016). RNA transcript sequencing reveals inorganic sulfur compound oxidation pathways in the acidophile Acidithiobacillus ferrivorans. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 363 (7).
Status: Published
Pineda De Castro, L.F., Dopson, M., Friedman, R. (2016). Biological Membranes in Extreme Conditions : Anionic Tetraether Lipid Membranes and Their Interactions with Sodium and Potassium. Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 120 (41). 10628-10634.
Status: Published
Hubalek, V., Wu, X., Eiler, A., Buck, M., Heim, C., et al. (2016). Connectivity to the surface determines diversity patterns in subsurface aquifers of the Fennoscandian shield. The ISME Journal. 10 (10). 2447-2458.
Status: Published
Ni, G., Christel, S., Roman, P., Wong, Z.L., Bijmans, M.F.M., et al. (2016). Electricity generation from an inorganic sulfur compound containing mining wastewater by acidophilic microorganisms. Research in Microbiology. 167 (7). 568-575.
Status: Published
Bunse, C., Lundin, D., Karlsson, C.M.G., Akram, N., Vila-Costa, M., et al. (2016). Response of marine bacterioplankton pH homeostasis gene expression to elevated CO₂. Nature Climate Change. 6 (5). 483-487.
Status: Published
Buetti-Dinh, A., Dethlefsen, O., Friedman, R., Dopson, M. (2016). Transcriptomic analysis reveals how a lack of potassium ions increases Sulfolobus acidocaldarius sensitivity to pH changes. Microbiology. 162 (8). 1422-1434.
Status: Published
Wu, X., Holmfeldt, K., Hubalek, V., Lundin, D., Åström, M.E., et al. (2016). Microbial metagenomes from three aquifers in the Fennoscandian shield terrestrial deep biosphere reveal metabolic partitioning among populations. The ISME Journal. 10 (5). 1192-1203.
Status: Published
Pineda De Castro, L.F., Dopson, M., Friedman, R. (2016). Biological Membranes in Extreme Conditions : Simulations of Anionic Archaeal Tetraether Lipid Membranes. PLOS ONE. 11 (5).
Status: Published
Roman, P., Klok, J.B.M., Sousa, J.A.B., Broman, E., Dopson, M., et al. (2016). Selection and Application of Sulfide Oxidizing Microorganisms Able to Withstand Thiols in Gas Biodesulfurization Systems. Environmental Science and Technology. 50 (23). 12808-12815.
Status: Published
Esparza, M., Jedlicki, E., Dopson, M., Holmes, D.S. (2015). Expression and activity of the Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle transcriptional regulator CbbR from Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans in Ralstonia eutropha. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 362 (15).
Status: Published
Liljeqvist, M., Ossandon, F.J., González, C., Rajan, S., Stell, A., et al. (2015). Metagenomic analysis reveals adaptations to a cold-adapted lifestyle in a low-temperature acid mine drainage stream. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 91 (4).
Status: Published
Broman, E., Brüsin, M., Dopson, M., Hylander, S. (2015). Oxygenation of anoxic sediments triggers hatching of zooplankton eggs. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences. 282 (1817).
Status: Published
Wu, X., Sten, P., Engblom, S., Nowak, P., Österholm, P., et al. (2015). Impact of mitigation strategies on acid sulfate soil chemistry and microbial community. Science of the Total Environment. 526. 215-221.
Status: Published
Dopson, M., Holmes, D.S. (2014). Metal resistance in acidophilic microorganisms and its significance for biotechnologies.. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 98 (19). 8133-8144.
Status: Published
Khoshkhoo, M., Dopson, M., Shchukarev, A., Sandström, Å. (2014). Chalcopyrite leaching and bioleaching : An XPS study to characterize the nature of hindered dissolution. Hydrometallurgy. 149. 220-227.
Status: Published
Dopson, M., Ossandon, F.J., Lovgren, L., Holmes, D.S. (2014). Metal resistance or tolerance? : Acidophiles confront high metal loads via both abiotic and biotic mechanisms. Frontiers in Microbiology. 5.
Status: Published
Khoshkhoo, M., Dopson, M., Shchukarev, A., Sandström, Å. (2014). Electrochemical simulation of redox potential development in bioleaching of a pyritic chalcopyrite concentrate. Hydrometallurgy. 144-145. 7-14.
Status: Published
González, C., Yanquepe, M., Cardenas, J.P., Valdes, J., Quatrini, R., et al. (2014). Genetic variability of psychrotolerant Acidithiobacillus ferrivorans revealed by (meta)genomic analysis.. Research in Microbiology. 165 (9). 726-734.
Status: Published
Osorio, H., Mangold, S., Denis, Y., Nancucheo, I., Esparza, M., et al. (2013). Anaerobic Sulfur Metabolism Coupled to Dissimilatory Iron Reduction in the Extremophile Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 79 (7). 2172-2181.
Status: Published
Wu, X., Wong, Z.L., Sten, P., Engblom, S., Osterholm, P., et al. (2013). Microbial community potentially responsible for acid and metal release from an Ostrobothnian acid sulfate soil. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 84 (3). 555-563.
Status: Published
Acuna, L.G., Pablo Cardenas, J., Covarrubias, P.C., Jose Haristoy, J., Flores, R., et al. (2013). Architecture and Gene Repertoire of the Flexible Genome of the Extreme Acidophile Acidithiobacillus caldus. PLOS ONE. 8 (11).
Status: Published
Liljeqvist, M., Rzhepishevska, O.I., Dopson, M. (2013). Gene Identification and Substrate Regulation Provide Insights into Sulfur Accumulation during Bioleaching with the Psychrotolerant Acidophile Acidithiobacillus ferrivorans. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 79 (3). 951-957.
Status: Published
Mangold, S., Rao Jonna, V., Dopson, M. (2013). Response of Acidithiobacillus caldus toward suboptimal pH conditions.. Extremophiles. 17 (4). 689-696.
Status: Published
Mangold, S., Potrykus, J., Bjorn, E., Lovgren, L., Dopson, M. (2013). Extreme zinc tolerance in acidophilic microorganisms from the bacterial and archaeal domains. Extremophiles. 17 (1). 75-85.
Status: Published
Zammit, C.M., Mangold, S., Jonna, V.R., Mutch, L.A., Watling, H.R., et al. (2012). Bioleaching in brackish waters--effect of chloride ions on the acidophile population and proteomes of model species.. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 93 (1). 319-329.
Status: Published
Liljeqvist, M., Valdes, J., Holmes, D.S., Dopson, M. (2011). Draft genome of the psychrotolerant acidophile Acidithiobacillus ferrivorans SS3.. Journal of Bacteriology. 193 (16). 4304-4305.
Status: Published
Potrykus, J., Jonna, V.R., Dopson, M. (2011). Iron homeostasis and responses to iron limitation in extreme acidophiles from the Ferroplasma genus.. Proteomics. 11 (1). 52-63.
Status: Published
Liljeqvist, M., Sundkvist, J., Saleh, A., Dopson, M. (2011). Low temperature removal of inorganic sulfur compounds from mining process waters. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 108 (6). 1251-1259.
Status: Published
Mangold, S., Valdés, J., Holmes, D.S., Dopson, M. (2011). Sulfur metabolism in the extreme acidophile acidithiobacillus caldus.. Frontiers in Microbiology. 2. Article ID: 17.
Status: Published
Valdes, J., Ossandon, F., Quatrini, R., Dopson, M., Holmes, D.S. (2011). Draft genome sequence of the extremely acidophilic biomining bacterium Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans ATCC 19377 provides insights into the evolution of the Acidithiobacillus genus.. Journal of Bacteriology. 193 (24). 7003-7004.
Status: Published
Baker-Austin, C., Potrykus, J., Wexler, M., Bond, P.L., Dopson, M. (2010). Biofilm development in the extremely acidophilic archaeon 'Ferroplasma acidarmanus' Fer1.. Extremophiles. 14 (6). 485-491.
Status: Published
Bijmans, M.F.M., De Vries, E., Yang, C., N Buisman, C.J., Lens, P.N.L., et al. (2010). Sulfate reduction at pH 4.0 for treatment of process and wastewaters.. Biotechnology progress (Print). 26 (4). 1029-1037.
Status: Published
Gahan, C.S., Sundkvist, J., Dopson, M., Sandström, Å. (2010). Effect of chloride on ferrous iron oxidation by a Leptospirillum ferriphilum-dominated chemostat culture. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 106 (3). 422-431.
Status: Published
Dar, S.A., Bijmans, M.F.M., Dinkla, I.J.T., Geurkink, B., Lens, P.N.L., et al. (2009). Population dynamics of a single-stage sulfidogenic bioreactor treating synthetic zinc-containing waste streams.. Microbial Ecology. 58 (3). 529-537.
Status: Published
Dopson, M., Lövgren, L., Boström, D. (2009). Silicate mineral dissolution in the presence of acidophilic microorganisms : Implications for heap bioleaching. Hydrometallurgy. 96 (4). 288-293.
Status: Published
Bijmans, M.F.M., Dopson, M., Peeters, T.W.T., Lens, P.N.L., Buisman, C.J.N. (2009). Sulfate reduction at pH 5 in a high-rate membrane bioreactor : reactor performance and microbial community analyses.. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 19 (7). 698-708.
Status: Published
Bijmans, M.F.M., Van Helvoort, P., Dar, S.A., Dopson, M., Lens, P.N.L., et al. (2009). Selective recovery of nickel over iron from a nickel-iron solution using microbial sulfate reduction in a gas-lift bioreactor.. Water Research. 43 (3). 853-861.
Status: Published
Valdes, J., Quatrini, R., Hallberg, K., Dopson, M., Valenzuela, P.D.T., et al. (2009). Draft genome sequence of the extremely acidophilic bacterium Acidithiobacillus caldus ATCC 51756 reveals metabolic versatility in the genus Acidithiobacillus.. Journal of Bacteriology. 191 (18). 5877-5878.
Status: Published
Slonczewski, J.L., Fujisawa, M., Dopson, M., Krulwich, T.A. (2009). Cytoplasmic pH measurement and homeostasis in bacteria and archaea.. Advances in Microbial Physiology. 55. 1-79, 317.
Status: Published
Kupka, D., Liljeqvist, M., Nurmi, P., Puhakka, J.A., Tuovinen, O.H., et al. (2009). Oxidation of elemental sulfur, tetrathionate and ferrous iron by the psychrotolerant Acidithiobacillus strain SS3.. Research in Microbiology. 160 (10). 767-774.
Status: Published
Bijmans, M.F.M., Dopson, M., Ennin, F., Lens, P.N.L., Buisman, C.J.N. (2008). Effect of sulfide removal on sulfate reduction at pH 5 in a hydrogen fed gas-lift bioreactor.. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 18 (11). 1809-1818.
Status: Published
Dopson, M., Halinen, A., Rahunen, N., Boström, D., Sundkvist, J., et al. (2008). Silicate mineral dissolution during heap bioleaching. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 99 (4). 811-820.
Status: Published
Kupka, D., Rzhepishevska, O.I., Dopson, M., Lindström, E.B., Karnachuk, O.V., et al. (2007). Bacterial oxidation of ferrous iron at low temperatures. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 97 (6). 1470-1478.
Status: Published
Rzhepishevska, O.I., Valdés, J., Marcinkeviciene, L., Gallardo, C.A., Meskys, R., et al. (2007). Regulation of a novel Acidithiobacillus caldus gene cluster involved in metabolism of reduced inorganic sulfur compounds.. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 73 (22). 7367-7372.
Status: Published
Dopson, M., Baker-Austin, C., Bond, P. (2007). Towards determining details of anaerobic growth coupled to ferric iron reduction by the acidophilic archaeon 'Ferroplasma acidarmanus' Fer1.. Extremophiles. 11 (1). 159-168.
Status: Published
Nicomrat, D., Dick, W.A., Dopson, M., Tuovinen, O.H. (2007). Bacterial phylogenetic diversity in a constructed wetland system treating acid coal mine drainage. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 40 (2). 312-321.
Status: Published
Baker-Austin, C., Dopson, M., Wexler, M., Sawers, R.G., Stemmler, A., et al. (2007). Extreme arsenic resistance by the acidophilic archaeon 'Ferroplasma acidarmanus' Fer1.. Extremophiles. 11 (3). 425-34.
Status: Published
Dopson, M., Halinen, A., Rahunen, N., Özkaya, B., Sahinkaya, E., et al. (2007). Mineral and iron oxidation at low temperatures by pure and mixed cultures of acidophilic microorganisms.. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 97 (5). 1205-1215.
Status: Published
Dopson, M., Sundkvist, J., Lindström, E.B. (2006). Toxicity of metal extraction and flotation chemicals to Sulfolobus metallicus and chalcopyrite bioleaching. Hydrometallurgy. 81 (3-4). 205-213.
Status: Published
Morales, T.A., Dopson, M., Athar, R., Herbert, R.B. (2005). Analysis of bacterial diversity in acidic pond water and compost after treatment of artificial acid mine drainage for metal removal.. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 90 (5). 543-551.
Status: Published
Dopson, M., Baker-Austin, C., Bond, P.L. (2005). Analysis of differential protein expression during growth states of Ferroplasma strains and insights into electron transport for iron oxidation.. Microbiology. 151 (12). 4127-4137.
Status: Published
Rzhepishevska, O.I., Lindström, E.B., Tuovinen, O.H., Dopson, M. (2005). Bioleaching of sulfidic tailing samples with a novel, vacuum-positive pressure driven bioreactor.. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 92 (5). 559-567.
Status: Published
Baker-Austin, C., Dopson, M., Wexler, M., Sawers, R.G., Bond, P.L. (2005). Molecular insight into extreme copper resistance in the extremophilic archaeon 'Ferroplasma acidarmanus' Fer1.. Microbiology. 151 (8). 2637-46.
Status: Published
Dopson, M., Baker-Austin, C., Hind, A., Bowman, J.P., Bond, P.L. (2004). Characterization of Ferroplasma isolates and Ferroplasma acidarmanus sp. nov., extreme acidophiles from acid mine drainage and industrial bioleaching environments.. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 70 (4). 2079-2088.
Status: Published
Dopson, M., Baker-Austin, C., Bond, P.L. (2004). First use of two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis to determine phylogenetic relationships. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 58 (3). 297-302.
Status: Published
Dopson, M., Lindström, E.B. (2004). Analysis of community composition during moderately thermophilic bioleaching of pyrite, arsenical pyrite, and chalcopyrite.. Microbial Ecology. 48 (1). 19-28.
Status: Published
Dopson, M., Baker-Austin, C., Koppineedi, P.R., Bond, P.L. (2003). Growth in sulfidic mineral environments : metal resistance mechanisms in acidophilic micro-organisms.. Microbiology. 149 (8). 1959-1970.
Status: Published
Dopson, M., Lindström, E.B., Hallberg, K.B. (2002). ATP generation during reduced inorganic sulfur compound oxidation by Acidithiobacillus caldus is exclusively due to electron transport phosphorylation.. Extremophiles. 6 (2). 123-129.
Status: Published
Dopson, M., Lindström, E.B., Hallberg, K.B. (2001). Chromosomally encoded arsenical resistance of the moderately thermophilic acidophile Acidithiobacillus caldus.. Extremophiles. 5 (4). 247-255.
Status: Published
Dopson, M., Lindstrom, B. (1999). Potential role of thiobacillus caldus in arsenopyrite bioleaching. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 65 (1). 36-40.
Status: Published
Hallberg, K.B., Dopson, M., Lindström, E.B. (1996). Arsenic toxicity is not due to a direct effect on the oxidation of reduced inorganic sulfur compounds byThiobacillus caldus. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 145 (3). 409-414.
Status: Published
Hallberg, K.B., Dopson, M., Lindström, E.B. (1996). Reduced sulfur compound oxidation by Thiobacillus caldus.. Journal of Bacteriology. 178 (1). 6-11.
Status: Published

Conference paper (Refereed)

Christel, S., Dopson, M., Vera, M., Sand, W., Herold, M., et al. (2015). Systems Biology of Acidophile Biofilms for Efficient Metal Extraction. Biotechnologies in Mining Industry and Environmental Engineering. 312-315.
Khoshkhoo, M., Dopson, M., Sandström, Å. (2013). Bioleaching and electrochemical leaching of a pyritic chalcopyrite concentrate. Integration of Scientific and Industrial Knowledge on Biohydrometallurgy : Selected, Peer Reviewed Papers from the 20th International Biohydrometallurgy Symposium, Antofagasta, Chile. 254-257.

Chapter in book (Refereed)

Dopson, M., Okibe, N. (2023). Biomining Microorganisms : Diversity and Modus Operandi. Biomining Technologies : Extracting and Recovering Metals from Ores and Wastes. Springer. 89-110.
Dopson, M. (2016). Physiological and phylogenetic diversity of acidophilic bacteria. Acidophiles : life in extremely acidic environments. Caister Academic Press. 79-92.
Dopson, M. (2012). Physiological adaptations and biotechnological applications of acidophiles. Extremophiles: Microbiology and Biotechnology. Norfolk UK, Caister Academic Press. 265-294.
Kaksonen, A.H., Dopson, M., Karnachuk, O.V., Tuovinen, O.H., Puhakka, J.A. (2008). Biological iron oxidation and sulfate reduction in the treatment of acid mine drainage at low temperatures. Psychrophiles : From Biodiversity to Biotechnology, Book part 4. Berlin, Springer. 429-454.

Article, review/survey (Refereed)

Dopson, M., Gonzalez-Rosales, C., Holmes, D.S.S., Mykytczuk, N. (2023). Eurypsychrophilic acidophiles : From (meta)genomes to low-temperature biotechnologies. Frontiers in Microbiology. Frontiers Media S.A.. 14.
Status: Published
Dopson, M., Ni, G., Sleutels, T.H.J.A. (2016). Possibilities for extremophilic microorganisms in microbial electrochemical systems. FEMS Microbiology Reviews. 40 (2). 164-181.
Status: Published
Dopson, M., Johnson, D.B. (2012). Biodiversity, metabolism and applications of acidophilic sulfur-metabolizing microorganisms. Environmental Microbiology. 14 (10). 2620-2631.
Status: Published
Baker-Austin, C., Dopson, M. (2007). Life in acid : pH homeostasis in acidophiles.. Trends in Microbiology. 15 (4). 165-171.
Status: Published

Manuscript (preprint) (Other academic)

Westmeijer, G., Escudero, C., Bergin, C., Turner, S., Ståhle, M., et al. (2023). Continental scientific drilling and microbiology: (extremely) low biomass in crystalline bedrock of central Sweden.
Holmfeldt, K., Nilsson, E., Simone, D., Lopez-Fernandez, M., Wu, X., et al. The deep terrestrial virosphere.
Broman, E., Li, L., Fridlund, J., Svensson, F., Legrand, C., et al. Eutrophication induced early stage hypoxic ‘dead zone’ sediment releases nitrate and stimulates growth of archaea.
Wu, X., Pedersen, K., Edlund, J., Eriksson, L., Åström, M.E., et al. Hydrogen fed chemolithoautotrophic and diazotrophic populations initiate biofilm formation in oligotrophic, deep terrestrial subsurface waters.