Calcium carbonate precipitation by cave bacteria isolated from Kashmir Cave, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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DOI: 10.1002/jemt.24105
Abstract: The participation of numerous physicochemical and biological functions maintains the evolution and expansion of the remarkable nature. Due to its vast applicability in several engineering disciplines, naturally occurring bio‐mineralization or microbially induced calcium carbonate (MICP)… read more here.
Keywords: cave bacteria; microscopy; kashmir cave; calcium carbonate ... See more keywords
Biomineralization in Cave Bacteria—Popcorn and Soda Straw Crystal Formations, Morphologies, and Potential Metabolic Pathways
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.933388
Abstract: Caves are extreme, often oligotrophic, environments that house diverse groups of microorganisms. Many of these microbes can perform microbiologically induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) to form crystalline secondary cave deposits known as speleothems. The urease family… read more here.
Keywords: urease positive; crystal; cave bacteria; biomineralization cave ... See more keywords