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ArticleNPJ biofilms and microbiomes2025

Population-level control of two manganese oxidases expands the niche for bacterial manganese biomineralization.

Gaitan Gehin, Nicolas Carraro, Jan Roelof van der Meer, Jasquelin Peña

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Article in NPJ biofilms and microbiomes, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Gaitan GehinDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
Nicolas CarraroDepartment of Fundamental Microbiology, University of Lausanne, Vaud, CH, Switzerland.
Jan Roelof van der MeerDepartment of Fundamental Microbiology, University of Lausanne, Vaud, CH, Switzerland.
Jasquelin PeñaDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA, USA. pena@ucdavis.edu.

Funding

National Science Foundation 1449501National Science Foundation 2322428Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung 20021_188546
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The enzymatic oxidation of aqueous divalent manganese (Mn) is a widespread microbial trait that produces reactive Mn(III, IV) oxide minerals. These biominerals drive carbon, nutrient, and trace metal cycles, thus playing important environmental and ecological roles. However, the regulatory mechanisms and physiological functions of Mn biomineralization are unknown. This challenge arises from the common occurrence of multiple Mn oxidases within the same organism and the use of Mn oxides as indicators of combined gene activity. Through the detection of gene activation in individual cells, we discover that expression of mnxG and mcoA, two Mn oxidase-encoding genes in Pseudomonas putida GB-1, is confined to subsets of cells within the population, with each gene showing distinct spatiotemporal patterns that reflect local microenvironments. These coordinated intra-population dynamics control Mn biomineralization and illuminate the strategies used by microbial communities to dictate the extent, location, and timing of biogeochemical transformations.

Indexed as

Bacterial ProteinsBiomineralizationManganeseOxidoreductasesPseudomonas putidaGene Expression Regulation, BacterialManganese CompoundsOxidation-ReductionOxidesBacterial ProteinsManganeseManganese CompoundsOxidesOxidoreductases

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PMID40122939
PMCPMC11930936

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