
Brock Biology of Microorganisms (15th Edition)
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Author: Michael T. Madigan, Kelly S. Bender, Daniel H. Buckley, W. Matthew Sattley, David A. Stahl
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Calcium and silica cycles are important cycles of aquatic environment, mainly in oceans which act as major reserves of these calcium and silica. In marine environment, these elements get incorporated into the exoskeletons of various microbes.
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