Urease Activity of Ureolytic Bacteria Isolated from Six Soils in which Calcite was Precipitated by Indigenous Bacteria

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 389-395

  Burbank, Malcolm B ^a   Weaver, Thomas J ^b   Williams, Barbara C ^a   Crawford, Ronald L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b U S NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION   (United States)

Author keywords

biocement; calcite; indigenous bacteria; microbial induced calcite precipitation; urease activity

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOMINERALIZATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CALCITE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENZYME ACTIVITY; GEOMICROBIOLOGY; GROWTH; HYDROLYSIS; ISOLATED POPULATION; MORPHOLOGY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); RNA; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84857304036     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: 15210529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490451.2011.575913     Document Type: Article

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