PMID- 34319256 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211217 LR - 20221214 IS - 1738-8872 (Electronic) IS - 1017-7825 (Print) IS - 1017-7825 (Linking) VI - 31 IP - 9 DP - 2021 Sep 28 TI - Improvement of Biomineralization of Sporosarcina pasteurii as Biocementing Material for Concrete Repair by Atmospheric and Room Temperature Plasma Mutagenesis and Response Surface Methodology. PG - 1311-1322 LID - 10.4014/jmb.2104.04019 [doi] AB - Microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) has recently become an intelligent and environmentally friendly method for repairing cracks in concrete. To improve on this ability of microbial materials concrete repair, we applied random mutagenesis and optimization of mineralization conditions to improve the quantity and crystal form of microbially precipitated calcium carbonate. Sporosarcina pasteurii ATCC 11859 was used as the starting strain to obtain the mutant with high urease activity by atmospheric and room temperature plasma (ARTP) mutagenesis. Next, we investigated the optimal biomineralization conditions and precipitation crystal form using Plackett-Burman experimental design and response surface methodology (RSM). Biomineralization with 0.73 mol/l calcium chloride, 45 g/l urea, reaction temperature of 45 degrees C, and reaction time of 22 h, significantly increased the amount of precipitated calcium carbonate, which was deposited in the form of calcite crystals. Finally, the repair of concrete using the optimized biomineralization process was evaluated. A comparison of water absorption and adhesion of concrete specimens before and after repairs showed that concrete cracks and surface defects could be efficiently repaired. This study provides a new method to engineer biocementing material for concrete repair. FAU - Han, Pei-Pei AU - Han PP AD - State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, P.R. China. FAU - Geng, Wen-Ji AU - Geng WJ AD - State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, P.R. China. FAU - Li, Meng-Nan AU - Li MN AD - State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, P.R. China. FAU - Jia, Shi-Ru AU - Jia SR AD - State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, P.R. China. FAU - Yin, Ji-Long AU - Yin JL AD - Tianjin Research Institute for Water Transportation Engineering, M.O.T., Tianjin 300456, P.R. China. FAU - Xue, Run-Ze AU - Xue RZ AD - Tianjin Research Institute for Water Transportation Engineering, M.O.T., Tianjin 300456, P.R. China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - Korea (South) TA - J Microbiol Biotechnol JT - Journal of microbiology and biotechnology JID - 9431852 RN - 0 (Plasma Gases) RN - 8W8T17847W (Urea) RN - EC 3.5.1.5 (Urease) RN - H0G9379FGK (Calcium Carbonate) RN - M4I0D6VV5M (Calcium Chloride) RN - Sporosarcina pasteurii SB - IM MH - Analysis of Variance MH - Biomineralization MH - Calcium Carbonate/chemistry/*metabolism MH - Calcium Chloride/chemistry/metabolism MH - Construction Materials/*microbiology MH - Mutagenesis MH - Mutation MH - Plasma Gases MH - Sporosarcina/genetics/*metabolism MH - Temperature MH - Urea/chemistry/metabolism MH - Urease/genetics/metabolism PMC - PMC9705896 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Biomineralization OT - calcite OT - calcium carbonate OT - concrete repair OT - optimization COIS- Conflict of Interest The authors have no financial conflicts of interest to declare. EDAT- 2021/07/29 06:00 MHDA- 2021/12/18 06:00 PMCR- 2021/08/03 CRDT- 2021/07/28 12:43 PHST- 2021/05/20 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/07/09 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/07/28 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/07/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/12/18 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/07/28 12:43 [entrez] PHST- 2021/08/03 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - jmb.2104.04019 [pii] AID - jmb-31-9-1311 [pii] AID - 10.4014/jmb.2104.04019 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Microbiol Biotechnol. 2021 Sep 28;31(9):1311-1322. doi: 10.4014/jmb.2104.04019.