Biology:Metallogenium

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Short description: Genus of bacteria

Metallogenium
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Metallogenium

Perfilev & Gabe, 1961
Type species
Metallogenium personatum
Perfilev & Gabe, 1961


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

  1. 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. Bibcode2011enge.book.....R. 
  2. L. Y. Stein; K. H. Nealson (1999). "Manganese, Metallogenium, and Martian microfossils". The Fifth International Conference on Mars: 6133. Bibcode1999ficm.conf.6133S. http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/mgs/sci/fifthconf99/6133.pdf. 
  3. 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. 

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