Influence of temperature, salinity and Mg2+:Ca2+ ratio on microbially-mediated formation of Mg-rich carbonates by Virgibacillus strains isolated from a sabkha environment
Abstract Studies have demonstrated that microbes facilitate the incorporation of Mg2+ into carbonate minerals, leading to the formation of potential dolomite precursors. Most microbes that are capable of mediating Mg-rich carbonates have been isolated from evaporitic environments in which temperatur...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Scientific Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-56144-0 |