title: Metagenome or environmental sample from soil metagenome
organism: soil metagenome
description: Microbial communities were identified from tropical soil contaminated with Pb, Zn and Cd in an area where a Pb-Zn smelter operated. The main phyla detected in the samples were: Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes and Acidobacteria. Bacteria tolerant to the presence of potentially toxic metals, such as Rhodoplanes, Kaistobacter, Sphingomonas and Flavisolibacter were detected in the analyzed samples.