The role of bacterially mediated precipitation in the permineralization of bone

Palaios

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 507-516

  Daniel, Joseph C ^a,b   Chin, Karen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APATITE; BACTERIUM; BIOMINERALIZATION; BLEACHING; BONE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOSSILIZATION; FUNGUS; LITHIFICATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERALIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY);

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 77955212676     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/palo.2009.p09-120r     Document Type: Article

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