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The Precipitation of Calcium Carbonate from Seawater by Bacteria Isolated from Bahama Bank Sediments
Author(s) -
McCallum May F.,
Guhathakurta Kishwar
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1970.tb02246.x
Subject(s) - aragonite , seawater , precipitation , calcium carbonate , carbonate , oceanography , geology , calcium , bacteria , geochemistry , mineralogy , environmental chemistry , calcite , chemistry , paleontology , geography , meteorology , organic chemistry
Summary. Precipitation of calcium carbonate by marine isolates from Bahamian sediments was studied in several media and under different experimental conditions. Almost all cultures brought about precipitation of aragonite crystals. The role of bacteria in the precipitation of CaCO 3 in the marine environment is discussed.