New pathway of diatom-mediated calcification (IMAGE)

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New pathway of diatom-mediated calcification

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It was discovered that the photosynthesis of S. costatum can induce substantial aragonite precipitation from artificial/natural seawater under significantly lower supersaturation levels required for the precipitation of inorganic CaCO3.

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