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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-6591-2018
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-6591-2018
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Research article
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07 Nov 2018
Research article |
| 07 Nov 2018
| 07 Nov 2018
Marine and freshwater micropearls: biomineralization producing strontium-rich amorphous calcium carbonate inclusions is widespread in the genus Tetraselmis (Chlorophyta)
Agathe Martignier
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, 1205,
Switzerland
Montserrat Filella
Department F.-A. Forel, University of Geneva, Geneva, 1205, Switzerland
Kilian Pollok
Institute of Geosciences, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena,
07745, Germany
Michael Melkonian
Botany Department, Cologne Biocenter, University of Cologne, Cologne,
50674, Germany
Michael Bensimon
EPFL ENAC IIE GR-CEL IsoTraceLab, EPFL, Lausanne, 1015 Switzerland
François Barja
Microbiology Unit, University of Geneva, Geneva, 1205, Switzerland
Falko Langenhorst
Institute of Geosciences, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena,
07745, Germany
Jean-Michel Jaquet
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, 1205,
Switzerland
Daniel Ariztegui
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, 1205,
Switzerland
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- Biomineralization Capacities of Chlorodendrophyceae: Correlation Between Chloroplast Morphology and the Distribution of Micropearls in the Cell A. Martignier et al. 10.1016/j.protis.2020.125760
- Insights into the Morphology and Surface Properties of Microalgae at the Nanoscale by Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM): A Review T. Mišić Radić et al. 10.3390/w15111983
- Massive Accumulation of Strontium and Barium in Diplonemid Protists J. Pilátová et al. 10.1128/mbio.03279-22
- Micropearls and other intracellular inclusions of amorphous calcium carbonate: an unsuspected biomineralization capacity shared by diverse microorganisms I. Segovia‐Campos et al. 10.1111/1462-2920.15498
- Protein enrichment of wheat bread with the marine green microalgae Tetraselmis chuii – Impact on dough rheology and bread quality W. Qazi et al. 10.1016/j.lwt.2021.111115
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Short summary
The unicellular microalga Tetraselmis cordiformis (Chlorophyta) was recently discovered to form intracellular mineral inclusions, called micropearls, which had been previously overlooked. The present study shows that 10 Tetraselmis species out of the 12 tested share this biomineralization capacity, producing amorphous calcium carbonate inclusions often enriched in Sr. This novel biomineralization process can take place in marine, brackish or freshwater and is therefore a widespread phenomenon.
The unicellular microalga Tetraselmis cordiformis (Chlorophyta) was recently discovered to form...
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