MICROBIAL PRECIPITATION OF MANGANESE BY BACTERIA AND FUNGI FROM DESERT ROCK AND ROCK VARNISH

被引:47
作者
GROTE, G [1 ]
KRUMBEIN, WE [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV OLDENBURG,DIV GEOMICROBIOL,W-2900 OLDENBURG,GERMANY
关键词
BIOGENIC ROCK VARNISH; CHEMOORGANOTROPHIC BACTERIA; DESERT ROCK; FUNGI; MANGANESE; PETROGLYPHS; PRECIPITATION;
D O I
10.1080/01490459209377903
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Precipitation of manganese by fungi and chemoorganotrophic bacteria isolated from desert rock was quantitatively shown to be dependent on increasing NaCl concentrations in vitro. Many fungi were able to precipitate Mn(IV) under conditions suggested to be similar to those found on desert rock However, Mn(IV) precipitation in bacterial cultures took place mostly at Ph values above 8. Our results lend further support to the hypothesis on the microbial genesis and stabilization of rock varnish and the patination of ancient petroglyphs.
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