Effect of Bacillus subtilis on granite weathering: A laboratory experiment

Catena

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 275-281

  Song, W ^a   Ogawa, N ^b   Oguchi, C T ^c   Hatta, T ^d   Matsukura, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d JAPAN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Bacteria; Granite; Pit; Weathering

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL WEATHERING; BIOTITE; GRANITE; INTERLABORATORY COMPARISON; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PLAGIOCLASE; SOIL MICROORGANISM; VULNERABILITY;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34249822804     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2006.09.003     Document Type: Article

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