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Biocalcifying Potential of Ureolytic Bacteria Isolated from Soil for Biocementation and Material Crack Repair

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Author	Leeprasert, Laxmi Chonudomkul, Duenrut Boonmak, Chanita
Copyright Year	2022
Description	Microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) has been highlighted for its application in civil engineering, and in the environmental and geotechnical fields. Ureolytic activity is one of the most promising bacterial mechanisms in terms of inducing calcium carbonate formation. In this study, four bacterial isolates with high-yield urease production capabilities were obtained from two-step screening using a high-buffered urea medium. The highest urease activity and calcium carbonate formation was observed in Lysinibacillus fusiformis 5.1 with 4.40 × $10^{3}$ unit/L of urease and 24.15 mg/mL of calcium carbonate, followed by Lysinibacillus xylanilyticus 4.3 with 3.93 × $10^{3}$ unit/L of urease and 22.85 mg/mL of calcium carbonate. The microstructure of the precipitated crystalline calcium carbonate was observed using scanning electron microscopy. X-ray diffraction analysis confirmed that the main polymorph of the calcium carbonate particle obtained from both isolates was calcite. Examination of the material-crack filling in mortar specimens showed that calcite layers had formed along the crack edges and inside after 10 days, and gradually filled the cracks up to the upper surface. These results showed that these two isolates presented robust characteristics of potential MICP-inducing bacteria for civil engineering and material engineering applications.
Starting Page	963
e-ISSN	20762607
DOI	10.3390/microorganisms10050963
Journal	Microorganisms
Issue Number	5
Volume Number	10
Language	English
Publisher	MDPI
Publisher Date	2022-05-03
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Microorganisms Microbiology Ureolytic Bacteria Calcite Micp Urease
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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