@misc{10481/112316,
year = {2007},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/112316},
abstract = {We investigated the precipitation of carbonate and phosphate minerals by 19
species of moderately halophilic bacteria using media with variable Mg21/Ca21
ratios. The precipitated minerals were calcite, magnesium (Mg) calcite, and
struvite (MgNH4PO4   6H2O) in variable proportions depending on the Mg21/
Ca21 ratio of the medium. The Mg content of the Mg-calcite decreased with
increasing Ca21 concentration in the medium. According to the saturation indices,
other minerals could also have precipitated. We observed important differences
between the morphology of carbonate and phosphate, which may help us to
recognize these minerals in natural systems. We studied the growth and pH curves
of four bacteria in media specific for carbonate and struvite precipitation. We
consider the biomineralization processes that produce carbonate and phosphate
minerals, and propose a hypothesis for the lack of struvite in natural environments
and ancient rocks.},
publisher = {FEMS},
title = {Biomineralization of carbonate and phosphate bymoderately halophilic bacteria},
doi = {10.1111/j.1574-6941.2007.00336.x},
author = {Sánchez-Román, Mónica and Rivadeneyra, Maria A.},
}