Biology:Metallogenium
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Short description: Genus of bacteria
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| Metallogenium | |
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| Genus: | Metallogenium Perfilev & Gabe, 1961
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| Metallogenium personatum Perfilev & Gabe, 1961
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Metallogenium is a proposed genus of bacteria that has an affinity to form star-shaped manganese oxide minerals. The organism is supposedly observed in limnic environments.[1][2] The species is currently not assigned to any taxonomic family.[3]
References
- ↑ Joachim Reitner (2011). "Metallogenium". in Joachim Reitner & Volker Theil. Encyclopedia of Geobiology. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer. pp. 563–565. doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-9212-1_220. ISBN 978-1-4020-9211-4. Bibcode: 2011enge.book.....R.
- ↑ L. Y. Stein; K. H. Nealson (1999). "Manganese, Metallogenium, and Martian microfossils". The Fifth International Conference on Mars: 6133. Bibcode: 1999ficm.conf.6133S. http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/mgs/sci/fifthconf99/6133.pdf.
- ↑ D. Klaveness (1999). "Metallogenium – a microbial enigma". in Joseph Seckbach. Enigmatic Microorganisms and Life in Extreme Environments. Springer. pp. 539–548. doi:10.1007/978-94-011-4838-2_42. ISBN 978-94-011-4838-2.
Further reading
- Walsh, F.; Mitchell, R. (1972). "An acid-tolerant iron-oxidizing Metallogenium". Journal of General Microbiology 72 (2): 369–376. doi:10.1099/00221287-72-2-369. http://mic.sgmjournals.org/content/72/2/369.full.pdf.
- Herschel, A.; Clasen, J. (1998). "The importance of the manganese-oxidizing microorganism Metallogenium personatum for the retention of manganese in the Wahnbach Reservoir". International Review of Hydrobiology 83 (1): 19–30. doi:10.1002/iroh.19980830104. Bibcode: 1998IRH....83...19H.
- Gregory, Eileen; Perry, R. S.; Staley, J. T. (1980). "Characterization, distribution, and significance of Metallogenium in Lake Washington". Microbial Ecology 6 (2): 125–140. doi:10.1007/BF02010551. PMID 24226963.
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