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detection of iron- and manganese-oxidizing sheathed bacteria in environmental samples. Appl
Environ Microbiol 63:644–651
Siering PL, Ghiorse WC (1997b) PCR detection of a putative manganese oxidation gene (mofA) in
environmental samples and assessment of mofA gene homology among diverse manganeseoxidizing bacteria. Geomicrobiol J 14:109–125
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Microbiol 11:75–84
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polysaccharides of Pedomicrobium manganicum. Appl Environ Microbiol 56:2791–2794
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Spiro TG, Bargar JR, Sposito G, Tebo BM (2010) Bacteriogenic manganese oxides. Acc Chem
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oxidation in surface sediments of a temperate saltmarsh and a tropical mangrove estuary.
Estuar Coast Shelf Sci 38:119–135
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surface sediments using leuco crystal violet manganese oxide detection technique. Estuar
Coast Shelf Sci 38:91–112
Stembal T, Marinko M, Ribicic N, Briski F, Sipos L (2005) Removal of ammonia, iron and
manganese from ground waters of Northern Croatia: pilot plant studies. Process Biochem
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discophorus by manganese and magnesium. Arch Microbiol 59:295–301
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Sujith PP, Khedekar VD, Girish AP, Loka Bharathi PA (2010) Immobilization of nickel by
bacterial isolates from the Indian ridge system and the chemical nature of the accumulated
metal. Geomicrobiol J 27:424–434
Sunda WG, Huntsman SA (1987) Microbial oxidation of manganese in a North Carolina estuary.
Limnol Oceanogr 32:552–564
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Tebo BM, Emerson S (1985) The effect of oxygen tension, Mn(II) concentration and temperature
on the microbially catalyzed Mn(I1) oxidation rate in a marine fjord. Appl Environ Microbiol
50:1268–1273
Tebo BM, Emerson S (1986) Microbial manganese(II) oxidation in the marine environment: a
quantitative study. Biogeochemistry 2:149–161
Tebo BM, Nealson KH, Emerson S, Jacobs L (1984) Microbial mediation of Mn(II) and Co(II)
precipitation at the O 2 /H 2 S interfaces in two anoxic fjords. Limnol Oceanogr 29:1247–1258
Tebo BM, Ghiorse WC, van Waasbergen LG, Siering PL, Caspi R (1997) Bacterially mediated
mineral formation: insights into manganese(II) oxidation from molecular genetic and biochemical studies. In: Banfield JF, Nealson KH (eds) Geomicrobiology: interactions between
microbes and minerals. Mineral Soc Am, Washington, DC, pp 225–266
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functions. Front Biosci 9:1382–1397
Shock EL (2009) Minerals as energy source for microorganisms. Econ Geol 104:1235–1248
Siering PL, Ghiorse WC (1997a) Development and application of 16S rRNA-targeted probes for
detection of iron- and manganese-oxidizing sheathed bacteria in environmental samples. Appl
Environ Microbiol 63:644–651
Siering PL, Ghiorse WC (1997b) PCR detection of a putative manganese oxidation gene (mofA) in
environmental samples and assessment of mofA gene homology among diverse manganeseoxidizing bacteria. Geomicrobiol J 14:109–125
Sly LI, Arunpairojana V, Hodgkinson MC (1988) Pedomicrobium manganicum from drinkingwater distribution systems with manganese-related “dirty water” problems. Syst Appl
Microbiol 11:75–84
Sly LI, Arunpairojana V, Dixon DR (1990) Binding of colloidal MnO 2 by extracellular
polysaccharides of Pedomicrobium manganicum. Appl Environ Microbiol 56:2791–2794
Solomon EI, Sundaram UM, Machonkin TE (1996) Multicopper oxidases and oxygenases. Chem
Rev 96:2563–2605
Spiro TG, Bargar JR, Sposito G, Tebo BM (2010) Bacteriogenic manganese oxides. Acc Chem
Res 43:2–9
Spratt HG Jr, Hodson RE (1994) The effect of changing water chemistry on rates of manganese
oxidation in surface sediments of a temperate saltmarsh and a tropical mangrove estuary.
Estuar Coast Shelf Sci 38:119–135
Spratt HG Jr, Siekmann EC, Hodson RE (1994) Microbial manganese oxidation in saltmarsh
surface sediments using leuco crystal violet manganese oxide detection technique. Estuar
Coast Shelf Sci 38:91–112
Stembal T, Marinko M, Ribicic N, Briski F, Sipos L (2005) Removal of ammonia, iron and
manganese from ground waters of Northern Croatia: pilot plant studies. Process Biochem
40:327–335
Stokes JL, Powers MT (1967) Stimulation of polyhydroxybutyrate oxidation in Sphaerotilus
discophorus by manganese and magnesium. Arch Microbiol 59:295–301
Stuetz RM, Greene AC, Madgwick JC (1996) The potential use of manganese oxidation in treating
metal effluents. Miner Eng 9:1253–1261
Sudek LA, Templeton AS, Tebo BM, Staudigel H (2009) Microbial ecology of Fe (hydr)oxide
mats and basaltic rock from Vailulu’u Seamount, American Samoa. Geomicrobiol J
26:581–596
Sujith PP, Khedekar VD, Girish AP, Loka Bharathi PA (2010) Immobilization of nickel by
bacterial isolates from the Indian ridge system and the chemical nature of the accumulated
metal. Geomicrobiol J 27:424–434
Sunda WG, Huntsman SA (1987) Microbial oxidation of manganese in a North Carolina estuary.
Limnol Oceanogr 32:552–564
Sunda WG, Huntsman SA (1990) Diel cycles in microbial manganese oxidation and manganese
redox speciation in coastal waters of the Bahama Islands. Limnol Oceanogr 35:325–338
Tazaki K (2005) Microbial formation of a halloysite-like mineral. Clays Clay Miner 53:224–233
Tebo BM, Emerson S (1985) The effect of oxygen tension, Mn(II) concentration and temperature
on the microbially catalyzed Mn(I1) oxidation rate in a marine fjord. Appl Environ Microbiol
50:1268–1273
Tebo BM, Emerson S (1986) Microbial manganese(II) oxidation in the marine environment: a
quantitative study. Biogeochemistry 2:149–161
Tebo BM, Nealson KH, Emerson S, Jacobs L (1984) Microbial mediation of Mn(II) and Co(II)
precipitation at the O 2 /H 2 S interfaces in two anoxic fjords. Limnol Oceanogr 29:1247–1258
Tebo BM, Ghiorse WC, van Waasbergen LG, Siering PL, Caspi R (1997) Bacterially mediated
mineral formation: insights into manganese(II) oxidation from molecular genetic and biochemical studies. In: Banfield JF, Nealson KH (eds) Geomicrobiology: interactions between
microbes and minerals. Mineral Soc Am, Washington, DC, pp 225–266
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