Chapter 8

Bacterial Biomineralization

Kurt Konhauser

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada

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Robert Riding

Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA

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First published: 30 March 2012
Citations: 25

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Mineral nucleation and growth

  • How bacteria facilitate biomineralization

  • Iron oxyhydroxides

  • Calcium carbonates

  • Acknowledgements

  • References

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