Carbonate crystals precipitated by freshwater bacteria and their use as a limestone consolidant

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 75, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 5981-5990

  Zamarreño, Dania V ^a   Inkpen, Robert ^a   May, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL SPECIES; BUILDING STONE; CARBONATE CRYSTALS; CARBONATE PRECIPITATION; CELL AGGREGATES; CELL VIABILITY; CONSOLIDANT; FRESHWATER BACTERIA; ISOLATED CELLS; MATRIX; METHYLENE BLUE; NATURAL PHENOMENA; PERIODIC ACID;

BIOPOLYMERS; BUILDING MATERIALS; CARBONATION; CELL MEMBRANES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONSERVATION; CRYSTALS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INORGANIC ACIDS; LIMESTONE; POLYSACCHARIDES; PORE SIZE;

BACTERIOLOGY;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; LIMESTONE; POLYSACCHARIDE;

BACTERIUM; CALCIFICATION; CARBONATE; CONSOLIDATION; CRYSTAL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIMESTONE; POLYSACCHARIDE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY);

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOMINERALIZATION; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIA; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBONATES; FRESH WATER; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; STAINING AND LABELING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 70149116818     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02079-08     Document Type: Article

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