A comparison of manganese oxidation by growing and resting cells of a freshwater bacterial isolate, strain FMn 1.
A bacterial isolate, strain FMn 1, from reservoir sediment oxidized MN2+ when tested in growing culture and resting-cell suspension. The oxidation was biologically mediated and not the result of autoxidation because at a MnSO4 . H2O concentration of 0.05%, the pH remained below 7.5 for the duration of the experiments. The production of manganese oxide was qualitatively and quantitatively demonstrated. The manganese-oxidizing activity of this organism was found to be inducible.
D001419:Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism*; D005618:Fresh Water; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007700:Kinetics; D008345:Manganese / Q000378:metabolism*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction
D008345:Manganese