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Articles | Volume 16, issue 4
Articles | Volume 16, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-949-2019
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-949-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 16, issue 4
Research article
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28 Feb 2019
Research article |  | 28 Feb 2019

Precipitation of calcium carbonate mineral induced by viral lysis of cyanobacteria: evidence from laboratory experiments

Hengchao Xu, Xiaotong Peng, Shijie Bai, Kaiwen Ta, Shouye Yang, Shuangquan Liu, Ho Bin Jang, and Zixiao Guo

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Viruses have been acknowledged as important components of the marine system for the past 2 decades, but understanding of their role in the functioning of the geochemical cycle remains poor. Results show viral lysis of cyanobacteria can influence the carbonate equilibrium system remarkably and promotes the formation and precipitation of carbonate minerals. Amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) and aragonite are evident in the lysate, implying that different precipitation processes have occurred.
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