Soil bacteria could shield limestone sculptures from acid rain.
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Rodriguez-Navarro, C., Rodriquez-Gallego, M., Chekroun, K. B. & Gonzalez-Muñoz, M. T. Conservation of ornamental stone by Myxococcus xanthus-induced carbonate biomineralization. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 69, 2182 - 2193, (2003).
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Hoag, H. Microbes give statues facelifts. Nature (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/news030421-13
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/news030421-13