Nealson KH, Rosson RA, Myers CR (1989) Mechanisms of oxidation and reduction of manganese. In: Beveridge T, Doyle R (eds) Metal ions and bacteria. Wiley, New York, pp 383–411
Nelson YM, Lion LW, Ghiorse WC, Shuler ML (1999) Production of biogenic Mn oxides by
Leptothrix discophora SS-1 in a chemically defined growth medium and evaluation of their Pb
adsorption characteristics. Appl Environ Microbiol 65:175–180
Nelson YM, Lion LW, Shuler ML, Ghiorse WC (2002) Effect of oxide formation mechanisms on
lead adsorption by biogenic manganese (hydr)oxides, iron (hydr)oxides, and their mixtures.
Environ Sci Technol 36:421–425
Ogawa T, Bao DH, Katoh H, Shibata M, Pakrasi HB, Bhattacharyya-Pakrasi M (2002) A twocomponent signal transduction pathway regulates manganese homeostasis in Synechocystis
6803, a photosynthetic organism. J Biol Chem 277:28981–28986
Palma C, Martinez AT, Lema JM, Martinez MJ (2000) Different fungal manganese-oxidizing
peroxidases: a comparison between Bjerkandera sp. and Phanerochaete chrysosporium.
J Biotechnol 77:235–245
Papp-Wallace KM, Maguire ME (2006) Manganese transport and the role of manganese in
virulence. Annu Rev Microbiol 60:187–209
Parikh SJ, Chorover J (2005) FTIR spectroscopic study of biogenic Mn-oxide formation by
Pseudomonas putida GB-1. Geomicrobiol J 22:207–218
Patzer SI, Hantke K (2001) Dual repression by Fe
2+ -Fur and Mn
2+ -MntR of the mntH gene,
encoding an NRAMP-like Mn
2+ transporter in Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol 183:4806–4813
Platero R, Peixoto L, O’Brian MR, Fabiano E (2004) Fur is involved in manganese-dependent
regulation of mntA (sitA) expression in Sinorhizobium meliloti. Appl Environ Microbiol
70:4349–4355
Pringsheim EG (1949) The filamentous bacteria Sphaerotilus, Leptothrix, Cladothrix, and their
relation to iron and manganese. Phil Trans R Soc Lond 233:453–482
Que Q, Helmann JD (2000) Manganese homeostasis in Bacillus subtilis is regulated by MntR, a
bifunctional regulator related to the diphtheria toxin repressor family of proteins. Mol
Microbiol 35:1454–1468
Rassa AC, McAllister SM, Safran SA, Moyer CL (2009) Zeta-proteobacteria dominate the
colonization and formation of microbial mats in low-temperature hydrothermal vents at
Loihi Seamount, Hawaii. Geomicrobiol J 26:623–638
Richardson LL, Aguilar C, Nealson KH (1988) Manganese oxidation in pH and O 2
microenvironments produced by phytoplankton. Limnol Oceanogr 33:352–363
Ridge JP, Lin M, Larsen EI, Fegan M, McEwan AG, Sly LI (2007) A multicopper oxidase is
essential for manganese oxidation and laccase-like activity in Pedomicrobium sp. ACM 3067.
Environ Microbiol 9:944–953
Roitz JS, Flegal AR, Bruland KW (2002) The biogeochemical cycling of manganese in San
Francisco Bay: temporal and spatial variations in surface water concentrations. Estuar Coast
Shelf Sci 54:227–239
Rosson RA, Nealson KH (1982) Manganese binding and oxidation by spores of a marine Bacillus.
J Bacteriol 151:1027–1034
Rosson RA, Tebo BM, Nealson KH (1984) The use of poisons in the determination of microbial
manganese binding rates in seawater. Appl Environ Microbiol 47:740–745
Rusin P, Ehrlich HL (1995) Developments in microbial leaching-mechanisms of manganese
solubilization. In: Fiechter A (ed) Advances in biochemical engineering/biotechnology.
Springer-Verlag Berlin, Heidelberg, pp 1–26
Saager PM, De Baar HJW, Burkill PH (1989) Manganese and iron in Indian Ocean waters.
Geochim Cosmochim Acta 53:2259–2267
Schuett C, Zelibor JL Jr, Colwell RR (1986) Role of bacterial plasmids in manganese oxidation:
evidence for plasmid-encoded heavy metal resistance. Geomicrobiol J 4:389–406
Schweisfurth R, Eleftheriadis D, Gundlach H, Jacobs M, Jung W (1978) Microbiology of the
precipitation of manganese. In: Krumbein WE (ed) Environmental biogeochemistry and
geomicrobiology. Ann Arbor Science, Ann Arbor, pp 923–928
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Nelson YM, Lion LW, Ghiorse WC, Shuler ML (1999) Production of biogenic Mn oxides by
Leptothrix discophora SS-1 in a chemically defined growth medium and evaluation of their Pb
adsorption characteristics. Appl Environ Microbiol 65:175–180
Nelson YM, Lion LW, Shuler ML, Ghiorse WC (2002) Effect of oxide formation mechanisms on
lead adsorption by biogenic manganese (hydr)oxides, iron (hydr)oxides, and their mixtures.
Environ Sci Technol 36:421–425
Ogawa T, Bao DH, Katoh H, Shibata M, Pakrasi HB, Bhattacharyya-Pakrasi M (2002) A twocomponent signal transduction pathway regulates manganese homeostasis in Synechocystis
6803, a photosynthetic organism. J Biol Chem 277:28981–28986
Palma C, Martinez AT, Lema JM, Martinez MJ (2000) Different fungal manganese-oxidizing
peroxidases: a comparison between Bjerkandera sp. and Phanerochaete chrysosporium.
J Biotechnol 77:235–245
Papp-Wallace KM, Maguire ME (2006) Manganese transport and the role of manganese in
virulence. Annu Rev Microbiol 60:187–209
Parikh SJ, Chorover J (2005) FTIR spectroscopic study of biogenic Mn-oxide formation by
Pseudomonas putida GB-1. Geomicrobiol J 22:207–218
Patzer SI, Hantke K (2001) Dual repression by Fe
2+ -Fur and Mn
2+ -MntR of the mntH gene,
encoding an NRAMP-like Mn
2+ transporter in Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol 183:4806–4813
Platero R, Peixoto L, O’Brian MR, Fabiano E (2004) Fur is involved in manganese-dependent
regulation of mntA (sitA) expression in Sinorhizobium meliloti. Appl Environ Microbiol
70:4349–4355
Pringsheim EG (1949) The filamentous bacteria Sphaerotilus, Leptothrix, Cladothrix, and their
relation to iron and manganese. Phil Trans R Soc Lond 233:453–482
Que Q, Helmann JD (2000) Manganese homeostasis in Bacillus subtilis is regulated by MntR, a
bifunctional regulator related to the diphtheria toxin repressor family of proteins. Mol
Microbiol 35:1454–1468
Rassa AC, McAllister SM, Safran SA, Moyer CL (2009) Zeta-proteobacteria dominate the
colonization and formation of microbial mats in low-temperature hydrothermal vents at
Loihi Seamount, Hawaii. Geomicrobiol J 26:623–638
Richardson LL, Aguilar C, Nealson KH (1988) Manganese oxidation in pH and O 2
microenvironments produced by phytoplankton. Limnol Oceanogr 33:352–363
Ridge JP, Lin M, Larsen EI, Fegan M, McEwan AG, Sly LI (2007) A multicopper oxidase is
essential for manganese oxidation and laccase-like activity in Pedomicrobium sp. ACM 3067.
Environ Microbiol 9:944–953
Roitz JS, Flegal AR, Bruland KW (2002) The biogeochemical cycling of manganese in San
Francisco Bay: temporal and spatial variations in surface water concentrations. Estuar Coast
Shelf Sci 54:227–239
Rosson RA, Nealson KH (1982) Manganese binding and oxidation by spores of a marine Bacillus.
J Bacteriol 151:1027–1034
Rosson RA, Tebo BM, Nealson KH (1984) The use of poisons in the determination of microbial
manganese binding rates in seawater. Appl Environ Microbiol 47:740–745
Rusin P, Ehrlich HL (1995) Developments in microbial leaching-mechanisms of manganese
solubilization. In: Fiechter A (ed) Advances in biochemical engineering/biotechnology.
Springer-Verlag Berlin, Heidelberg, pp 1–26
Saager PM, De Baar HJW, Burkill PH (1989) Manganese and iron in Indian Ocean waters.
Geochim Cosmochim Acta 53:2259–2267
Schuett C, Zelibor JL Jr, Colwell RR (1986) Role of bacterial plasmids in manganese oxidation:
evidence for plasmid-encoded heavy metal resistance. Geomicrobiol J 4:389–406
Schweisfurth R, Eleftheriadis D, Gundlach H, Jacobs M, Jung W (1978) Microbiology of the
precipitation of manganese. In: Krumbein WE (ed) Environmental biogeochemistry and
geomicrobiology. Ann Arbor Science, Ann Arbor, pp 923–928
3 Manganese Oxidation by Bacteria: Biogeochemical Aspects
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