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Microbial Mineralization

Microbial Mineralization is a biogeochemical process in which microorganisms enzymatically transform organic matter into inorganic compounds, thereby mediating the cycling of elements such as carbon and nutrients in sedimentary environments.

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Microbial carbonates: the geological record of calcified bacterial–algal mats and biofilms

Robert Riding · Sedimentology · 2000 · 1.5K citations

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Geomycology: biogeochemical transformations of rocks, minerals, metals and radionuclides by fungi, bioweathering and bioremediation

Geoffrey Michael Gadd · Mycological Research · 2007 · 1.2K citations

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Microbialites; organosedimentary deposits of benthic microbial communities

Robert V. Burne, Linda S. Moore · Palaios · 1987 · 977 citations

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Microbial mediation as a possible mechanism for natural dolomite formation at low temperatures

Crisógono Vásconcelos, Judith A. McKenzie, Stefano M. Bernasconi et al. · Nature · 1995 · 735 citations

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A Proposed Mechanism for the Pulse in Carbon Dioxide Production Commonly Observed Following the Rapid Rewetting of a Dry Soil

Noah Fierer, Joshua P. Schimel · Soil Science Society of America Journal · 2003 · 713 citations

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  1. JA
    Judith A. McKenzie

    ETH Zurich, Switzerland

    11 publications · 2.4K citations

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  2. KB
    Karim Benzerara

    Institut de minéralogie, de physique des matériaux et de cosmochimie, France

    10 publications · 955 citations

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  3. ME
    Maurice E. Tucker

    University of Bristol, United Kingdom

    11 publications · 296 citations

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  4. CV
    Crisógono Vásconcelos

    ETH Zurich, Switzerland

    10 publications · 2.3K citations

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  5. ZH
    Zuozhen Han

    Shandong University of Science and Technology, China

    11 publications · 303 citations

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  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    26 h-index

    159 publications

    9.6K citations

  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    24 h-index

    133 publications

    6.8K citations

  3. Institut de minéralogie, de physique des matériaux et de cosmochimie

    Paris, France

    16 h-index

    55 publications

    4.4K citations

  4. Sorbonne Université

    Paris, France

    14 h-index

    52 publications

    4.1K citations

  5. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    13 h-index

    41 publications

    5.2K citations

  6. ETH Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    13 h-index

    50 publications

    9.6K citations

  7. China University of Geosciences (Beijing)

    Beijing, China

    13 h-index

    33 publications

    1.2K citations

  8. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    12 h-index

    23 publications

    1.4K citations

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  1. Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    AEM · 29 publications · 3.3K citations

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  2. Environmental Science & Technology

    30 publications · 2.5K citations

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  3. Geomicrobiology Journal

    33 publications · 1.7K citations

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  4. Soil Biology and Biochemistry

    26 publications · 2.7K citations

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  5. Scientific Reports

    19 publications · 942 citations

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