ɐdˈɪʃənəli, ɪn dʒuːlˈaɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti, ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃɚz ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd ðə dɪskˈʌvɚɹi ʌv kˌiːmoʊlˌɪθoʊjˌuːɾətɹˈoʊfɪk bæktˈɪɹiəl kˈʌltʃɚz ðæt fˈiːd ɔnðə mˈɛɾəl mˈæŋɡənˌiːz ˈæftɚ pɚfˈɔːɹmɪŋ ˌʌnɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd ɛkspˈɛɹɪmənts ænd nˈeɪmd ɪts bæktˈɪɹiəl spˈiːsiːz kˈændɪdˌæɾəs mˈæŋɡɐnˌaɪtɹoʊfəs nˈɑːdʒuːlˌɪfoːɹmənz ænd ɹˈæmlɪbˌæktɚ lˌɪθətɹˈɑːfɪkəs.
Additionally, in July 2020, researchers reported the discovery of chemolithoautotrophic bacterial cultures that feed on the metal manganese after performing unrelated experiments and named its bacterial species Candidatus Manganitrophus noduliformans and Ramlibacter lithotrophicus.