Abstract
The uniquely shaped mineral coat reported in the literature for a Leptotrix species [1] is shown to have an organic matrix with an identical morphology. The same structural design is found among the crystalline cell surface layers of many bacteria. Hence presentation of the Leptotrix data is prefaced by pertinent information on similarly shaped crystalline surface layers.
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Lowenstam, H.A. (1991). S-Layer Similarity in Matrix and Mineral Structure of a Leptotrix Species (Bacteria). In: Suga, S., Nakahara, H. (eds) Mechanisms and Phylogeny of Mineralization in Biological Systems. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68132-8_1
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