Silicon biomineralisation: towards mimicking biogenic silica formation in diatoms.

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Summary

The most likely function of biogenic silica in unicellular organisms seems to be giving strength to the living cell; good examples from the aquatic environment are siliceous (exo)skeletons or cell casings of the microalgal groups of diatoms and silicoflagellates, and of Radiolaria.

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review
Published
2003-01-01
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Keywords

Biogenic silica, Calcite, Biology, Biomineralization, Radiolaria

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