A cover of glass: first report of biomineralized silicon in a ciliate, Maryna umbrellata (Ciliophora: Colpodea).
Foissner W, Weissenbacher B, Krautgartner WD, Lütz-Meindl U.
Foissner W, et al.
J Eukaryot Microbiol. 2009 Nov-Dec;56(6):519-30. doi: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2009.00431.x.
J Eukaryot Microbiol. 2009.
PMID: 19883440
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Using hydrofluoric acid, scanning electron microscope-assisted X-ray microanalysis, and energy-filtered transmission electron microscopy, we present the first definite proof of biomineralized silicon [(SiO(2))](n) in a ciliophoran protist, Maryna umbrellata, a common inhab …
Using hydrofluoric acid, scanning electron microscope-assisted X-ray microanalysis, and energy-filtered transmission electron microscopy, we …