Importance of B4 Medium in Determining Organomineralization Potential of Bacterial Environmental Isolates

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 916-924

  Marvasi, Massimiliano ^a   Gallagher, Kimberley L ^b   Martinez, Lilliam Casillas ^c   Molina Pagan, William C ^a   Rodríguez Santiago, Ronald E ^a   Castilloveitía Vega, Gloria ^a   Visscher, Pieter T ^b  

^a Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

B4 medium; bacterial mineralization; calcium carbonate precipitation

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; BACTERIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CORRELATION; GEOMICROBIOLOGY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY);

PUERTO RICO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84866459151     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: 15210529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490451.2011.636145     Document Type: Article

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