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SUBMITTER: Shiraishi F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5603507 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shiraishi Fumito F Hanzawa Yusaku Y Okumura Tomoyo T Tomioka Naotaka N Kodama Yu Y Suga Hiroki H Takahashi Yoshio Y Kano Akihiro A
Scientific reports 20170918 1
Although environmental changes and evolution of life are potentially recorded via microbial carbonates, including laminated stromatolites and clotted thrombolites, factors controlling their fabric are still a matter of controversy. Herein, we report that the exopolymer properties of different cyanobacterial taxa primarily control the microbial carbonates fabrics in modern examples. This study shows that the calcite encrustation of filamentous Phormidium sp. secreting acidic exopolymers forms the ...[more]