Diversity and ecological footprint of Global Ocean RNA viruses

G Dominguez-Huerta, AA Zayed, JM Wainaina, J Guo… - Science, 2022 - science.org
DNA viruses are increasingly recognized as influencing marine microbes and microbe-
mediated biogeochemical cycling. However, little is known about global marine RNA virus …

Viruses participate in the organomineralization of travertines

M Słowakiewicz, E Perri, E Tagliasacchi, P Działak… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Travertines, which precipitate from high temperature water saturated with calcium carbonate,
are generally considered to be dominated by physico-chemical and microbial precipitates …

Using molecular tools to understand microbial carbonates

EM Cutts, MJ Baldes, EJ Skoog, J Hall, J Gong… - Geosciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Here we review the application of molecular biological approaches to mineral precipitation
in modern marine microbialites. The review focuses on the nearly two decades of nucleotide …

Cellular and natural viral engineering in cognition-based evolution

M WB Jr, R AS, MP - Communicative & Integrative Biology, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Neo-Darwinism conceptualizes evolution as the continuous succession of predominately
random genetic variations disciplined by natural selection. In that frame, the primary …

Interaction of Ca2+ and Fe3+ in co-precipitation process induced by Virgibacillus dokdonensis and its application

H Yan, Y Liu, H Zhang, S Jin, Z Han, J Woo… - Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
Biomineralization has garnered significant attention in the field of wastewater treatment due
to its notable cost reduction compared to conventional methods. The reinjection water from …

Methanogen-mediated dolomite precipitation in an early Permian lake in northwestern China

F Sun, W Hu, X Wang, Z Hu, H Wu… - … Society of America …, 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Microbes are known to mediate dolomite precipitation in laboratory experiments; however,
the linkage of specific microbes to ancient dolomites remains poorly constrained due to …

Biomineralization processes in modern calcareous tufa: Possible roles of viruses, vesicles and extracellular polymeric substances (Corvino Valley–Southern Italy)

E Perri, M Słowakiewicz, ID Perrotta… - Sedimentology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A modern lithifying biofilm, associated with fluvial calcareous tufa in southern Italy, is
composed of a complex community of micro‐organisms including autotrophic and …

Combined effects of microorganisms and inorganic templates on the nucleation and precipitation of magnesium-calcium minerals: Experimental evidences and …

X Gao, Y Han, Q Xia, J Li, F Liu, Y Zhao, Z Han - Applied Surface Science, 2022 - Elsevier
In order to examine the combined effects of microorganisms and inorganic templates on the
nucleation and precipitation of magnesium-bearing minerals, microbially induced carbonate …

Surface modification of magnetic nanoparticles by bacteriophages and ionic liquids precursors

P Działak, MD Syczewski, A Błachowski, K Kornaus… - RSC …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) have recently been a point of interest for many researchers
due to their properties. However, the studies on the influence of bacteriophages on the …

Mechanism of bacteriophage-induced vaterite formation

A Borkowski, P Działak, K Berent, M Gajewska… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
This study shows how bacterial viruses (bacteriophages, phages) interact with calcium
carbonate during precipitation from aqueous solution. Using electron microscopy …