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From: UV radiation limited the expansion of cyanobacteria in early marine photic environments

Fig. 3

TEM imaging of Synechococcus cells and precipitates. a Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) image of nanoparticles surrounding (but not associated with) the cells in the presence of 0.35 mM Fe(III) and 2.0 mM Si. b TEM image showing the lack of biomineralization on Synechococcus. c Dark Fe(III)-rich precipitates and lighter salt nanoparticulates surrounding cells grown under conditions as shown in a

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