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oxidation rate of manganese (II): Bacterial catalysis. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 46:
1073–1079
Ercole C, Altieri F, Piccone C, Del Gallo M, Lepidi A (1999) Influence of manganese dioxide and
manganic ions on the production of two proteins in Arthrobacter sp. Geomicrobiol J 16:95–103
Falamin AA, Pinevich AV (2006) Isolation and characterization of a unicellular manganeseoxidizing bacterium from a freshwater lake in Northwestern Russia. Microbiology 75:180–185
Fernandes SO, Krishnan KP, Khedekar VD, Loka Bharathi PA (2005) Manganese oxidation by
bacterial isolates from the Indian Ridge System. Biometals 18:483–492
Forrez I, Carballa M, Verbeken K, Vanhaecke L, Schlusener M, Ternes T, Boon N, Verstraete W
(2010) Diclofenac oxidation by biogenic manganese oxides. Environ Sci Technol
44:3449–3454
Fortin D, Davis B, Southam G, Beveridge TJ (1995) Biogeochemical phenomena induced by
bacteria within sulfidic mine tailings. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 14:178–185
Francis CA, Tebo BM (1999) Marine Bacillus spores as catalysts for oxidative precipitation and
sorption of metals. J Mol Microbiol Biotechnol 1:71–78
Francis CA, Tebo BM (2000) New insights into the diversity of genes and enzymes involved in
bacterial Mn(II) oxidation. In: Morgan J (ed) Chemical speciation and reactivity in water
chemistry and water technology: a symposium in honor of James. ILSI Press, Washington, DC,
pp 488–490
Francis CA, Tebo BM (2001) cumA multicopper oxidase genes from diverse Mn(II)-oxidizing and
non-Mn(II)-oxidizing Pseudomonas strains. Appl Environ Microbiol 67:4272–4278
Francis CA, Tebo BM (2002) Enzymatic manganese(II) oxidation by metabolically dormant
spores of diverse Bacillus species. Appl Environ Microbiol 68:874–880
Francis CA, Co E, Tebo BM (2001) Enzymatic manganese(II) oxidation by a marine aproteobacterium. Appl Environ Microbiol 67:4024–4029
Francis CA, Casciotti KL, Tebo BM (2002) Localization of Mn(II)-oxidizing activity and the
putative multicopper oxidase, MnxG, to the exosporium of the marine Bacillus sp. strain SG-1.
Arch Microbiol 178:450–456
El-Gheriany IA, Bocioaga D, Hay AG, Ghiorse WC, Shuler ML, Lion LW (2009) Iron requirement for Mn(II) oxidation by Leptothrix discophora SS-1. Appl Environ Microbiol
75:1229–1235
Ghiorse WC (1984) Biology of iron- and manganese-depositing bacteria. Annu Rev Microbiol
38:515–550
Ghiorse WC, Hirsch P (1978) Iron and manganese deposition by budding bacteria. In: Krumbein WE
(ed) Environmental biogeochemistry and geomicrobiology. Ann Arbor Science, Ann Arbor,
pp 897–909
Ghiorse WC, Hirsch P (1979) An ultrastructural study of iron and manganese deposition
associated with extracellular polymers of Pedomicrobium-like budding bacteria. Arch
Microbiol 123:213–226
Ghoirse WC (1986) Applications of ferromanganese-depositing microorganisms to industrial
metal recovery processes. Biotech Bioeng Symp 16:141–148
Glasby GP (2006) Manganese: predominant role of nodules and crusts. In: Schulz HD, Zabel M
(eds) Marine geochemistry. Springer Berlin, Heidelberg, pp 371–427
Glazer BT, Rouxel OJ (2009) Redox speciation and distribution within diverse iron-dominated
microbial habitats at Loihi Seamount. Geomicrobiol J 26:606–622
Gregory E, Staley JT (1982) Widespread distribution of ability to oxidize manganese among
freshwater bacteria. Appl Environ Microbiol 44:509–511
Groot MNN, Klaassens E, de Vos WM, Delcour J, Hols P, Kleerebezem M (2005) Genome-based
in silico detection of putative manganese transport systems in Lactobacillus plantarum and
their genetic analysis. Microbiology 151:1229–1238
Guedon E, Moore CM, Que Q, Wang T, Ye RW, Helmann JD (2003) The global transcriptional
response of Bacillus subtilis to manganese involves the MntR, Fur, TnrA and s
B regulons. Mol
Microbiol 49:1477–1491
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oxidation rate of manganese (II): Bacterial catalysis. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 46:
1073–1079
Ercole C, Altieri F, Piccone C, Del Gallo M, Lepidi A (1999) Influence of manganese dioxide and
manganic ions on the production of two proteins in Arthrobacter sp. Geomicrobiol J 16:95–103
Falamin AA, Pinevich AV (2006) Isolation and characterization of a unicellular manganeseoxidizing bacterium from a freshwater lake in Northwestern Russia. Microbiology 75:180–185
Fernandes SO, Krishnan KP, Khedekar VD, Loka Bharathi PA (2005) Manganese oxidation by
bacterial isolates from the Indian Ridge System. Biometals 18:483–492
Forrez I, Carballa M, Verbeken K, Vanhaecke L, Schlusener M, Ternes T, Boon N, Verstraete W
(2010) Diclofenac oxidation by biogenic manganese oxides. Environ Sci Technol
44:3449–3454
Fortin D, Davis B, Southam G, Beveridge TJ (1995) Biogeochemical phenomena induced by
bacteria within sulfidic mine tailings. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 14:178–185
Francis CA, Tebo BM (1999) Marine Bacillus spores as catalysts for oxidative precipitation and
sorption of metals. J Mol Microbiol Biotechnol 1:71–78
Francis CA, Tebo BM (2000) New insights into the diversity of genes and enzymes involved in
bacterial Mn(II) oxidation. In: Morgan J (ed) Chemical speciation and reactivity in water
chemistry and water technology: a symposium in honor of James. ILSI Press, Washington, DC,
pp 488–490
Francis CA, Tebo BM (2001) cumA multicopper oxidase genes from diverse Mn(II)-oxidizing and
non-Mn(II)-oxidizing Pseudomonas strains. Appl Environ Microbiol 67:4272–4278
Francis CA, Tebo BM (2002) Enzymatic manganese(II) oxidation by metabolically dormant
spores of diverse Bacillus species. Appl Environ Microbiol 68:874–880
Francis CA, Co E, Tebo BM (2001) Enzymatic manganese(II) oxidation by a marine aproteobacterium. Appl Environ Microbiol 67:4024–4029
Francis CA, Casciotti KL, Tebo BM (2002) Localization of Mn(II)-oxidizing activity and the
putative multicopper oxidase, MnxG, to the exosporium of the marine Bacillus sp. strain SG-1.
Arch Microbiol 178:450–456
El-Gheriany IA, Bocioaga D, Hay AG, Ghiorse WC, Shuler ML, Lion LW (2009) Iron requirement for Mn(II) oxidation by Leptothrix discophora SS-1. Appl Environ Microbiol
75:1229–1235
Ghiorse WC (1984) Biology of iron- and manganese-depositing bacteria. Annu Rev Microbiol
38:515–550
Ghiorse WC, Hirsch P (1978) Iron and manganese deposition by budding bacteria. In: Krumbein WE
(ed) Environmental biogeochemistry and geomicrobiology. Ann Arbor Science, Ann Arbor,
pp 897–909
Ghiorse WC, Hirsch P (1979) An ultrastructural study of iron and manganese deposition
associated with extracellular polymers of Pedomicrobium-like budding bacteria. Arch
Microbiol 123:213–226
Ghoirse WC (1986) Applications of ferromanganese-depositing microorganisms to industrial
metal recovery processes. Biotech Bioeng Symp 16:141–148
Glasby GP (2006) Manganese: predominant role of nodules and crusts. In: Schulz HD, Zabel M
(eds) Marine geochemistry. Springer Berlin, Heidelberg, pp 371–427
Glazer BT, Rouxel OJ (2009) Redox speciation and distribution within diverse iron-dominated
microbial habitats at Loihi Seamount. Geomicrobiol J 26:606–622
Gregory E, Staley JT (1982) Widespread distribution of ability to oxidize manganese among
freshwater bacteria. Appl Environ Microbiol 44:509–511
Groot MNN, Klaassens E, de Vos WM, Delcour J, Hols P, Kleerebezem M (2005) Genome-based
in silico detection of putative manganese transport systems in Lactobacillus plantarum and
their genetic analysis. Microbiology 151:1229–1238
Guedon E, Moore CM, Que Q, Wang T, Ye RW, Helmann JD (2003) The global transcriptional
response of Bacillus subtilis to manganese involves the MntR, Fur, TnrA and s
B regulons. Mol
Microbiol 49:1477–1491
70
P.P. Sujith and P.A. Loka Bharathi