Bioprospecting of Ureolytic Bacteria From Laguna Salada for Biomineralization Applications

Engineered applications of ureolytic biomineralization: a review.

Microbially-induced calcium carbonate (CaCO3) precipitation (MICP) is a widely explored and promising technology for use in various engineering applications. In this review, CaCO3 precipitation induced via urea hydrolysis (ureolysis) is examined for improving construction materials, cementing porous media, hydraulic control, and remediating environmental concerns. The control of MICP is explore...

Revisiting the 23 February 1892 Laguna Salada Earthquake

According to some compilations, the Laguna Salada, Baja California, earthquake of 23 February 1892 ranks among the largest earthquakes in California and Baja California in historic times. Although surface rupture was not documented at the time of the earthquake, recent geologic investigations have identified and mapped a rupture on the Laguna Salada fault that can be associated with high probab...

Intracellular biomineralization in bacteria

1 Biogeomagnetism Group, Paleomagnetism and Geochronology Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Earth and Planetary Physics, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China 2 France-China Bio-Mineralization and Nano-Structures Laboratory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China 3 Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie, Université Pierre...

Bioprospecting of Lactic Acid Bacteria for Potentiality as Probiotics

Lactic acid bacteria have been used for many years as natural bio preservatives in fermented foods and are also believed to have beneficial health effects on the host. However selection of strain is an important criteria which is mainly based on evaluating the physiological properties of the strain. In this study, lactic acid bacteria were isolated from various dairy, non-dairy and human source...

In-Situ Soil Cementation with Ureolytic Bacteria by Surface Percolation