Biomineralization of carbonate and phosphate by moderately halophilic bacteria
Open Access
- 31 July 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in FEMS Microbiology Ecology
- Vol. 61 (2), 273-284
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6941.2007.00336.x
Abstract
We investigated the precipitation of carbonate and phosphate minerals by 19 species of moderately halophilic bacteria using media with variable Mg2+/Ca2+ ratios. The precipitated minerals were calcite, magnesium (Mg) calcite, and struvite (MgNH4PO4 center dot 6H(2)O) in variable proportions depending on the Mg2+/Ca2+ ratio of the medium. The Mg content of the Mg-calcite decreased with increasing Ca2+ concentration in the medium. According to the saturation indices, other minerals could also have precipitated. We observed important differences between the morphology of carbonate and phosphate, which may help us to recognize these minerals in natural systems. We studied the growth and pH curves of four bacteria in media specific for carbonate and struvite precipitation. We consider the biomineralization processes that produce carbonate and phosphate minerals, and propose a hypothesis for the lack of struvite in natural environments and ancient rocks.This publication has 34 references indexed in Scilit:
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