A Summary of Some Microbes Identified from Different Indian Caves and Their Possible Role in Mineral Formations
| Autor: | Sushmitha Baskar, Ramanathan Baskar |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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geography
Mineral geography.geographical_feature_category lcsh:QH1-199.5 lcsh:QE1-996.5 Geochemistry social sciences General Medicine lcsh:General. Including nature conservation geographical distribution Biology musculoskeletal system Geomicrobiology humanities Speleothems lcsh:Geology Cave Biominerals |
| Zdroj: | Ambient Science, Vol 01, Iss 2, Pp 09-16 (2014) |
| ISSN: | 2348-8980 2348-5191 |
| Popis: | Microbe-mineral interactions in caves can lead to secondary mineral formations such as speleothems, moonmilk etc. In the present review, we provide a summary of geomicrobiological work done so far in some Indian caves. Microbially induced mineralization is documented in cave ecosystems and microbial metabolisms help in mineral formations either through direct/active or indirect/passive processes. Laboratory based experiments conducted on speleothems from Sahastradhara caves (Dehradun); Borra Cave (Andhra Pradesh); Krem Phyllut, Krem Mawsmai, Krem Mawmluh and Rongai Dobhakol (Meghalaya) have clearly demonstrated that bacterial strains isolated from these caves have the capability to precipitate minerals under controlled conditions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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