Mechanisms involved in calcium carbonate precipitation by marine microorganisms

Kanami Mori-Yasumoto1, Ko Yasumoto2, Jun Yasumoto3, Mina Hirose Yasumoto4, Mitsuru Jimbo5 and Shugo Watabe5, (1)Tokushima Bunri University, Pharmaceutical Sciences at Kagawa Campus, Sanuki, Kagawa, Japan, (2)Kitasato University, School of Marine Biosciences, Aomori, Japan, (3)University of the Ryukyus, Faculty of Agriculture, Okinawa, Japan, (4)Tropical Technology Plus, Uruma, Okinawa, Japan, (5)Kitasato University, School of Marine Biosciences, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan