Published in:Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1128/aem.01767-10
ISSN:
0099-2240;
1098-5336
Origination:
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Description:
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The thermophilic
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bacterium catalyzed the formation of 100-μm hexagonal crystals at 60°C in a hydrogel containing sodium acetate, calcium chloride, and magnesium sulfate. Under fluorescence microscopy, crystals fluoresced upon excitation at 365 ± 5, 480 ± 20, or 545 ± 15 nm. X-ray diffraction indicated that the crystals were magnesium-calcite in calcite-type calcium carbonate.
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