Leadbetter, Jared R.


Publications
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Comparative Genomics on Cultivated and Uncultivated Freshwater and Marine “ Candidatus Manganitrophaceae” Species Implies Their Worldwide Reach in Manganese Chemolithoautotrophy

Citation
Yu et al. (2022). mBio 13 (2)
Names
Ca. Manganitrophaceae
Abstract
Manganese (Mn) is an abundant redox-active metal that cycles in many of Earth’s biomes. While diverse bacteria and archaea have been demonstrated to respire Mn(III/IV), only recently have bacteria been implicated in Mn(II) oxidation-dependent growth.

Comparative genomics on cultivated and uncultivated, freshwater and marine Candidatus Manganitrophaceae species implies their worldwide reach in manganese chemolithoautotrophy

Citation
Yu et al. (2021).
Names
Ca. Manganitrophaceae Ca. Manganitrophus Ca. Manganitrophus morganii Ca. Manganitrophus noduliformans
Abstract
AbstractChemolithoautotrophic manganese oxidation has long been theorized, but only recently demonstrated in a bacterial co-culture. The majority member of the co-culture, Candidatus Manganitrophus noduliformans, is a distinct but not yet isolated lineage in the phylum Nitrospirota (Nitrospirae). Here, we established two additional MnCO3-oxidizing cultures using inocula from Santa Barbara (USA) and Boetsap (South Africa). Both cultures were dominated by strains of a new species, designated Candi