Sporosarcina pasteurii can form nanoscale calcium carbonate crystals on cell surface
Fig 3
SEM and EDS analysis of S. pasteurii.
(a-b) SEM images of S. pasteurii control cells from NBC-7SPlive showing bacterial cells with no evidence of crystalline deposits on the cell wall. (c) EDS spectra collected on (b). (d-e) SEM images of S. pasteurii cells from NBUC-7SPlive clearly showing presence of crystalline deposits on the cell-wall. (f) EDS spectra collected on (e) and clearly showing presence of Ca.