Bacterially induced mineralization of calcium carbonate: The role of exopolysaccharides and capsular polysaccharides

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 42-50

  Ercole, Claudia ^a   Cacchio, Paola ^a   Botta, Anna Lucia ^a   Centi, Valeria ^a   Lepidi, Aldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacteria glycocalyx; Calcifying bacteria; Calcite precipitation; Historic monument protection; SEM

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE;

BACILLUS; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; METABOLISM; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BACILLUS; BACTERIAL CAPSULES; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING TRANSMISSION; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS FIRMUS; BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33947416191     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: 14358115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1431927607070122     Document Type: Conference Paper

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