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Inorganic Particles Produced by Microorganisms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Richard B. Frankel
Richard B. Frankel*
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
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Abstract

The processes by which microorganisms, particularly bacteria, produce inorganic mineral particles are reviewed.

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