Biology:Metallogenium
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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 fresh water (limnic) environments.[1][2] The genus is currently not assigned to any taxonomic family.[3]
The bacterium is often likened to a modern analogue of the ~1.9 Ma fossil Eoastrion in respect to similar stellate aggregations. However, an evolutionary link between the two is not yet known as the earliest dated Metallogenium specimens come from the Cretaceous, so this is likely due to convergent evolution.
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. Bibcode: 1980MicEc...6..125G.
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