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Key roles of pH and calcium metabolism in microbial carbonate precipitation

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This paper reviews the general mechanismsof microbial carbonate precipitation and offersan alternative view on the role of calciummetabolism in this process, as well as on theoccurrence of species- and environment-specificcalcification.

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  1. Laboratory of Microbial Ecology and Technology (LabMET), Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000, Ghent, Belgium

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Hammes, F., Verstraete*, W. Key roles of pH and calcium metabolism in microbial carbonate precipitation. Re/Views in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology 1, 3–7 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015135629155

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