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The DNA base composition and the sensitivity to iron of an ironoxidizing Metallogenium was determined. A comparison of the organism with Gallionella ferruginea suggests that the iron-oxidizing Metallogenium may be a common contaminant of G. ferruginea cultures.
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Walsh, F., Mitchell, R. Differentiation between Gallionella and Metallogenium . Archiv. Mikrobiol. 90, 19–25 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00424820
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