Metallogenium Explained

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]

Further reading

• An acid-tolerant iron-oxidizing Metallogenium . F.. Walsh. R.. Mitchell. Journal of General Microbiology. 1972. 72. 2 . 369–376. 10.1099/00221287-72-2-369 . free.
• The importance of the manganese-oxidizing microorganism Metallogenium personatum for the retention of manganese in the Wahnbach Reservoir . A.. Herschel. J.. Clasen. 10.1002/iroh.19980830104. 83. 1. 19–30. 1998. International Review of Hydrobiology. 1998IRH....83...19H.
• Characterization, distribution, and significance of Metallogenium in Lake Washington . Eileen. Gregory. R. S.. Perry . J. T.. Staley. Microbial Ecology. 6. 2. 1980. 125–140. 4250607 . 10.1007/BF02010551. 24226963. 391081.

Notes and References

1. Book: Joachim Reitner & Volker Theil . 2011 . Joachim Reitner . Metallogenium . Encyclopedia of Geobiology . 563–565 . 10.1007/978-1-4020-9212-1_220 . . 978-1-4020-9211-4. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series . 2011enge.book.....R .
2. Manganese, Metallogenium, and Martian microfossils . The Fifth International Conference on Mars . 6133 . L. Y. Stein . K. H. Nealson. 1999ficm.conf.6133S . 1999 .
3. Book: Dag Klaveness (limnologist)

   . Enigmatic Microorganisms and Life in Extreme Environments . Joseph Seckbach. . 1999 . 10.1007/978-94-011-4838-2_42 . Metallogenium – a microbial enigma . D. Klaveness . Dag Klaveness (limnologist). 539–548 . 978-94-011-4838-2.