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Bacillus genus covers a wide spectrum of microorganisms able to produce various polymorphic forms of silicate minerals in the form of crystalline structure based on diverse sources of silicon. Bacterial microorganisms along with mineral crystals were examined on human skeletal remains in different phases of their decomposition which had been exhumed from a church tomb. In total, 52 microorganisms were isolated from the bone surfaces, among which prevailed the bacteria belonging to the Bacillus genus. This bacteria...