Involvement of sulfur- and iron-transforming bacteria in heaving of house foundations

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 519-528

  Yamanaka, Tateo ^a   Miyasaka, Hidekazu ^a   Aso, Iwao ^a   Tanigawa, Minoru ^a   Shoji, Kazou ^a   Yohta, Hidemichi ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acidophilic iron oxiding bacteria; Gypsum; Heaving of foundations; Jarosite; Pyrite; Sulfate reducing bacteria; Sulfur oxidizing bacteria

Indexed keywords

BUILDING; FOUNDATION; HEAVE; IRON-REDUCING BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MUDSTONE; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0036753428     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490450290098487     Document Type: Article

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