Biologically Controlled Mineralization in Prokaryotes

Research Article| January 03, 2003 Biologically Controlled Mineralization in Prokaryotes Dennis A. Bazylinski; Dennis A. Bazylinski Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011 U.S.A. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Richard B. Frankel Richard B. Frankel Department of Physics, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California 93407 U.S.A. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Dennis A. Bazylinski Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011 U.S.A. Richard B. Frankel Department of Physics, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California 93407 U.S.A. Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America First Online: 03 Mar 2017 © The Mineralogical Society Of America Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry (2003) 54 (1): 217–247. https://doi.org/10.2113/0540217 Article history First Online: 03 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Dennis A. Bazylinski, Richard B. Frankel; Biologically Controlled Mineralization in Prokaryotes. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 2003;; 54 (1): 217–247. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/0540217 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyReviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry Search Advanced Search As stated in an Chapter 4, prokaryotes of both Domains or Superkingdoms, the Bacteria and the Archaea, mediate the formation of a large number of diverse minerals. They are known to do this either through biologically induced mineralization (BIM) (Lowenstam 1981) (the subject of Chapter 4 in this volume; Frankel and Bazylinski 2003) or biologically controlled mineralization (BCM). The latter has also been referred to as organic matrix-mediated mineralization (Lowenstam 1981) and boundary-organized biomineralization (Mann 1986). There are several important differences between BIM and BCM that will be discussed in detail in this... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.