Effect of Clay Minerals on Carbonate Precipitation Induced by Cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp.

ABSTRACT Carbonate precipitation induced by cyanobacteria is an important factor in lacustrine fine-grained carbonate rock genesis. As key components of these rocks, clay minerals play an important role in aggregating cyanobacteria. However, the formation mechanism of fine-grained carbonate under th...

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Main Authors: Xiao Wang, Xiangxin Kong, Qian Liu, Kun Li, Zaixing Jiang, Hengjun Gai, Meng Xiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-06-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.00363-23