Research Article

Bioprecipitation of Calcium Carbonate Crystals by Bacteria Isolated from Saline Environments Grown in Culture Media Amended with Seawater and Real Brine

Table 5

Semiquantitative analysis (%) of precipitates produced in solid media cultures containing brine as calcium source by the six selected strains.

MediumAragoniteBassaniteCalciteDolomiteGypsum

SM102.874.301.408.513.2
SM202.384.500.006.306.8
SM302.880.200.007.709.3
SM404.148.801.519.326.2
SM500.579.400.000.020.1
SM500.070.400.000.030.6