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ArticleScientific reports2018

Microbial diversity and biosignatures of amorphous silica deposits in orthoquartzite caves.

Francesco Sauro, Martina Cappelletti, Daniele Ghezzi, Andrea Columbu, Pei-Ying Hong, Hosam Mamoon Zowawi, Cristina Carbone, Leonardo Piccini, Freddy Vergara, Davide Zannoni and 1 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
4.7field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 63 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Francesco SauroDepartment of Biological Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126, Bologna, Italy.
Martina CappellettiDepartment of Pharmacy and BioTechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna, 40126, Italy. martina.cappelletti2@unibo.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6238-8296
Daniele GhezziDepartment of Pharmacy and BioTechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna, 40126, Italy.
Andrea ColumbuDepartment of Biological Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126, Bologna, Italy.
Pei-Ying HongDivision of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia.
Hosam Mamoon ZowawiThe University of Queensland, Centre for Clinical Research (UQCCR), Herston, 4029, Australia.
Cristina CarboneDepartment of Earth, Environment and Life, University of Genoa, Genoa, 16132, Italy.
Leonardo PicciniDepartment of Earth Sciences, University of Florence, 50121, Florence, Italy.
Freddy VergaraLa Venta Geographic Explorations Association, 31100, Treviso, Italy.
Davide ZannoniDepartment of Pharmacy and BioTechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna, 40126, Italy.
Jo De WaeleDepartment of Biological Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126, Bologna, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5325-5208
University of Bologna · ITKing Abdullah University of Science and Technology · SAThe University of Queensland · AUUniversity of Florence · ITUniversity of Genoa · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chemical mobility of crystalline and amorphous SiO

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BacteriaBiodiversitySilicon DioxideCavesEarth, PlanetFossilsGeologic SedimentsMetalsPhylogenyRNA, Ribosomal, 16SVenezuelaMetalsRNA, Ribosomal, 16SSilicon Dioxide

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PMID30514906
PMCPMC6279750
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