Bacterial calcium carbonate precipitation in cave environments: A function of calcium homeostasis

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 444-454

  Banks, Eric D ^a   Taylor, Nicholas M ^a   Gulley, Jason ^a   Lubbers, Brad R ^a   Giarrizo, Juan G ^a   Bullen, Heather A ^a   Hoehler, Tori M ^b   Barton, Hazel A ^a  

^a NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcite; Calcium caves; Coralloids; Homeostasis; Speleothems

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CALCITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; GEOMICROBIOLOGY; GROWTH; HOMEOSTASIS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPELEOTHEM; STABLE ISOTOPE; TOXICITY TEST; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77953579228     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: 15210529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490450903485136     Document Type: Article

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