PMID- 19415357
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20090914
LR  - 20211020
IS  - 1476-5535 (Electronic)
IS  - 1367-5435 (Linking)
VI  - 36
IP  - 8
DP  - 2009 Aug
TI  - Biocalcification by Bacillus pasteurii urease: a novel application.
PG  - 1111-5
LID - 10.1007/s10295-009-0581-4 [doi]
AB  - Biocalcification, also known as microbiologically induced calcite precipitation 
      (MICP), is a phenomenon involving the activity of the enzyme urease. A large 
      number of soil microorganisms exhibit urease-producing ability. A novel 
      application of MICP to improve properties of bricks by a soil bacteria Bacillus 
      pasteurii NCIM 2477 was studied. Most of the deterioration of brick structures 
      takes place because of the presence of moisture. Deposition of calcite on the 
      surface and in voids of bricks reduces the water absorption substantially. A 
      favorable effect of microbes to improve the durability of bricks by reducing 
      water absorption was demonstrated as a novel concept in this paper.
FAU - Sarda, Deepak
AU  - Sarda D
AD  - Food Engineering and Technology Department, Institute of Chemical Technology 
      Deemed University, Matunga, Mumbai 400019, India.
FAU - Choonia, Huzaifa S
AU  - Choonia HS
FAU - Sarode, D D
AU  - Sarode DD
FAU - Lele, S S
AU  - Lele SS
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20090505
PL  - Germany
TA  - J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol
JT  - Journal of industrial microbiology & biotechnology
JID - 9705544
RN  - 0 (Bacterial Proteins)
RN  - EC 3.5.1.5 (Urease)
RN  - H0G9379FGK (Calcium Carbonate)
SB  - IM
MH  - Bacillus/*metabolism
MH  - Bacterial Proteins/*metabolism
MH  - Biotechnology/methods
MH  - Calcium Carbonate/*metabolism
MH  - Industrial Microbiology/methods
MH  - *Soil Microbiology
MH  - Urease/*metabolism
EDAT- 2009/05/06 09:00
MHDA- 2009/09/15 06:00
CRDT- 2009/05/06 09:00
PHST- 2009/03/23 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2009/04/14 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2009/05/06 09:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2009/05/06 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2009/09/15 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1007/s10295-009-0581-4 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol. 2009 Aug;36(8):1111-5. doi: 
      10.1007/s10295-009-0581-4. Epub 2009 May 5.