Biocalcification by Sporosarcina pasteurii using corn steep liquor as the nutrient source

Industrial Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 170-174

  Achal, Varenyam ^a   Mukherjee, Abhijit ^a   Reddy, M Sudhakara ^a  

^a THAPAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biocalcification; Bioremediation; Calcite production; Corn steep liquor; Sporosarcina pasteurii; Urease activity

Indexed keywords

BIOCALCIFICATION; CORN STEEP LIQUOR; IN-BUILDINGS; INDUSTRIAL BY-PRODUCTS; NUTRIENT MEDIUM; NUTRIENT SOURCES; SPOROSARCINA PASTEURII; UREASE ACTIVITY; YEAST EXTRACTS;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BUILDING MATERIALS; CARBONATE MINERALS; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; NUTRIENTS; POLLUTION; UREA;

CALCITE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SPOROSARCINA PASTEURII; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77954199412     PISSN: 15509087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ind.2010.6.170     Document Type: Review

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