Silica biomineralization of unicellular microbes under strongly acidic conditions

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-16

  Asada, Ryuji ^a   Tazaki, Kazue ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acidic condition; Amorphous silica; Biomineralization; Cell wall; Cyanidium caldarium; Green biomats; Silica crust; Silification; Unicellular microbes

Indexed keywords

CELLS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HOT SPRINGS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POLYMERIZATION; SILICA; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

BIOMINERALIZATION;

MICROORGANISMS;

ACID WATER; BIOMINERALIZATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SILICA; THERMAL SPRING;

HOKKAIDO; JAPAN; KAMUIWAKKA FALLS;

EID: 0035245127     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gscanmin.39.1.1     Document Type: Article

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