Calcite-forming bacteria for compressive strength improvement in mortar

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 782-788

  Park, Sung Jin ^a   Park, Yu Mi ^a   Chun, Woo Young ^a   Kim, Wha Jung ^a   Ghim, Sa Youl ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arthrobacter crystallopoietes; Biomineralization; Calcite precipitation; Compressive strength; Concrete mortar

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; RNA 16S;

ARTHROBACTER; ARTHROBACTER CRYSTALLOPOEITES; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS MASSILLIENSIS; BACTERIAL KINETICS; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BUILDING MATERIAL; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; LYSINIBACCILUS FUSIFORMIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPOROSARCINA; SPOROSARCINA SOLI; STEREOMICROSCOPY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BACTERIA; CALCIUM CARBONATE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING;

ARTHROBACTER CRYSTALLOPOIETES; BACILLUS MASSILIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SPOROSARCINA;

EID: 77954518197     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.0911.11015     Document Type: Article

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