Brock Biology of Microorganisms, Books a la Carte Plus Mastering Microbiology with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (15th Edition)
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Calcium and silica cycles are important cycles of aquatic environment, mainly in oceans which act as major reserves of these calcium and silica. In marine environment, these elements get incorporated into the exoskeletons of various microbes.
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