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The precipitation of calcium carbonate by 27 strains ofDeleya halophila using solid and liquid media containing different NaCl concentrations (2.5, 7.5, or 20%, wt/vol) as sole salt, and two incubation temperatures (22° and 32°C) have been studied. All the strains tested were able to precipitate calcium carbonate under the different environmental conditions assayed. Crystals formed were calcite and vaterite; the ratio of calcite to vaterite was dependent on total salts and on the type of medium.
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Rivadeneyra, M.A., Delgado, R., Quesada, E. et al. Precipitation of calcium carbonate byDeleya halophila in media containing NaCl as sole salt. Current Microbiology 22, 185–190 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02092132
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