Microbial communities associated with hydromagnesite and needle-fiber aragonite deposits in a karstic cave (Altamira, Northern Spain)
1999
Cañaveras, Juan Carlos | Hoyos Gómez, Manuel | Sánchez-Moral, Sergio | Sanz-Rubio, Enrique | Bedoya, José | Hoyos, V. | Groth, Ingrid | Schumann, Peter | Laiz Trobajo, L.
17 pages, 6 figures, 3 tables, 46 references.
Show more [+] Less [-]Microbial communities, where Streptomyces species predominate, were found in asso- ciation with hydromagnesite, Mg5 (CO3 )4 (OH)2 ¢ 4H2 O, and needle-® ber aragonite de- posits in an Altamira cave. The ability to precipitate calcium carbonate in laboratory cultures suggests that these and other bacteria present in the cave may play a role in the formation of moonmilk deposits.
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