Induced calcite precipitation by cyanobacterium Synechococcus

Acta Hydrochimica et Hydrobiologica

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 162-169

  Dittrich, Maria ^a   Müller, Beat ^a   Mavrocordatos, Denis ^b   Wehrli, Bernhard ^a  

^a Limnological Research Center   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bacterium; Biomineralization; Ion selective electrode; Laboratory experiment; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CYANOBACTERIUM; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SATURATION; WATER CHEMISTRY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP. PCC 6301;

EID: 0242653804     PISSN: 03234320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aheh.200300486     Document Type: Article

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