Precipitation of amorphous CaCO3 (aragonite-like) by cyanobacteria: A STXM study of the influence of EPS on the nucleation process

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 73, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 4180-4198

  Obst, M ^a,b   Dynes, J J ^b,c   Lawrence, J R ^c   Swerhone, G D W ^c   Benzerara, K ^d   Karunakaran, C ^a   Kaznatcheev, K ^a   Tyliszczak, T ^e   Hitchcock, A P ^b  

^a CANADIAN LIGHT SOURCE INC   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^e LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ARAGONITE; CALCITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CELL ORGANELLE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CYANOBACTERIUM; NUCLEATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMODYNAMICS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS LEOPOLIENSIS;

EID: 66149112941     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2009.04.013     Document Type: Article

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