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communities on the degradation and protection of cultural heritage. CNR, Florence, pp
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78. Braissant O, Verrecchia E, Aragno M (2002) Is the contribution of bacteria to terrestrial carbon
budget greatly underestimated? Naturwissenschaften 89:366–370
79. Castanier S, Le Metayer-Levrel G, Perthuisot JP (1999) Ca-carbonates precipitation and
limestone genesis – the microbiogeologist point of view. Sediment Geol 126:9–23
80. Morita RY (1980) Calcite precipitation by marine bacteria. Geomicrobiology 2:63–82
81. Ehrlich HL (1998) Geomicrobiology: its significance for geology. Earth Sci Rev 45:45–46
82. Braissant O, Cailleau G, Dupraz C, Verrecchia EP (2003) Bacterially induced mineralization
of calcium carbonate in terrestrial environments: the role of exopolysaccharides and amino
acids. J Sediment Res 73:485–490
83. Ercole C, Cacchio P, Botta AL, Centi V, Lepidi A (2007) Bacterially induced mineralization of
calcium carbonate: the role of exopolysaccharides and capsular polysaccharides. Microsc
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84. Dupraz C, Visscher PT (2005) Microbial lithification in marine stromatolites and hypersaline
mats. Trends Microbiol 13:429–438
85. Wright DT, Oren A (2005) Nonphotosynthetic bacteria and the formation of carbonates and
evaporites through time. Geomicrobiol J 22:27–53
86. Wright DT, Wacey D (2005) Precipitation of dolomite using sulphate-reducing bacteria
from the Coorong Region, South Australia: significance and implications. Sedimentology
52:987–1008
87. Ferrer MR, Quevedo-Sarmiento J, Rivadeneyra MA, Bejar V, Delgado G, RamosCormenzana A (1988) Calcium carbonate precipitation by two groups of moderately halophilic microorganisms at different temperatures and salt concentrations. Curr Microbiol
17:221–227
88. Susana GF, Maria CI, Humberto JS (2002) Effect of a cyanobacterial community on calcium
carbonate precipitation in Puente del Inca (Mendoza, Argentina). Acta Bot Croat 61:1–9
89. Chen L, Shen Y, Xie A, Huang B, Jia R, Guo R, Tang W (2009) Bacteria-mediated synthesis
of metal carbonate minerals with unusual morphologies and structures. Crys Growth Des
9:743–754
90. Van Waasbergen LG, Balkwill DL, Crocker FH, Bjornstad BN, Miller RV (2000) Genetic
diversity among arthrobacter species collected across a heterogeneous series of terrestrial
deep-subsurface sediments as determined on the basis of 16S rRNA and recA gene sequences.
Appl Environ Microbiol 66:3454–3463
91. Cacchio P, Ercole C, Cappuccio G, Lepidi A (2003) Calcium carbonate precipitation by
bacterial strains isolated from a limestone cave and from a loamy soil. Geomicrobiol J
20:85–98
92. Fredrickson JK, Zachara JM, Balkwill DL, Kennedy D, Li SW, Kostandarithes HM, Daly MJ,
Romine MF, Brockman FJ (2004) Geomicrobiology of high-level nuclear waste-contaminated
vadose sediments at the Hanford site, Washington State. Appl Environ Microbiol
70:4230–4241
93. Barrientos-Díaz L, Gidekel M (2008) Characterization of rhizospheric bacteria isolated from
Deschampsia antarctica Desv. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 24:2289–2296
94. Aloisi G (2008) The calcium carbonate saturation state in cyanobacterial mats throughout
Earth’s history. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 72:6037–6060
95. Kremer B, Kazmierczak J, Stal LJ (2008) Calcium carbonate precipitation in cyanobacterial
mats from sandy tidal flats of the North Sea. Geobiology 6:46–56
96. Tiano P, Biagiotti L, Mastromei G (1999) Bacterial bio-mediated calcite precipitation for
monumental stones conservation: methods of evaluation. J Microbiol Methods 36:139–145
97. Le Metayer-Levrel G, Castanier S, Orial G, Loubiere JF, Perthuisot JP (1999) Applications of
bacterial carbonatogenesis to the protection and regeneration of limestones in buildings and
historic patrimony. Sediment Geol 126:25–34
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communities on the degradation and protection of cultural heritage. CNR, Florence, pp
203–218
78. Braissant O, Verrecchia E, Aragno M (2002) Is the contribution of bacteria to terrestrial carbon
budget greatly underestimated? Naturwissenschaften 89:366–370
79. Castanier S, Le Metayer-Levrel G, Perthuisot JP (1999) Ca-carbonates precipitation and
limestone genesis – the microbiogeologist point of view. Sediment Geol 126:9–23
80. Morita RY (1980) Calcite precipitation by marine bacteria. Geomicrobiology 2:63–82
81. Ehrlich HL (1998) Geomicrobiology: its significance for geology. Earth Sci Rev 45:45–46
82. Braissant O, Cailleau G, Dupraz C, Verrecchia EP (2003) Bacterially induced mineralization
of calcium carbonate in terrestrial environments: the role of exopolysaccharides and amino
acids. J Sediment Res 73:485–490
83. Ercole C, Cacchio P, Botta AL, Centi V, Lepidi A (2007) Bacterially induced mineralization of
calcium carbonate: the role of exopolysaccharides and capsular polysaccharides. Microsc
Microanal 13:42–50
84. Dupraz C, Visscher PT (2005) Microbial lithification in marine stromatolites and hypersaline
mats. Trends Microbiol 13:429–438
85. Wright DT, Oren A (2005) Nonphotosynthetic bacteria and the formation of carbonates and
evaporites through time. Geomicrobiol J 22:27–53
86. Wright DT, Wacey D (2005) Precipitation of dolomite using sulphate-reducing bacteria
from the Coorong Region, South Australia: significance and implications. Sedimentology
52:987–1008
87. Ferrer MR, Quevedo-Sarmiento J, Rivadeneyra MA, Bejar V, Delgado G, RamosCormenzana A (1988) Calcium carbonate precipitation by two groups of moderately halophilic microorganisms at different temperatures and salt concentrations. Curr Microbiol
17:221–227
88. Susana GF, Maria CI, Humberto JS (2002) Effect of a cyanobacterial community on calcium
carbonate precipitation in Puente del Inca (Mendoza, Argentina). Acta Bot Croat 61:1–9
89. Chen L, Shen Y, Xie A, Huang B, Jia R, Guo R, Tang W (2009) Bacteria-mediated synthesis
of metal carbonate minerals with unusual morphologies and structures. Crys Growth Des
9:743–754
90. Van Waasbergen LG, Balkwill DL, Crocker FH, Bjornstad BN, Miller RV (2000) Genetic
diversity among arthrobacter species collected across a heterogeneous series of terrestrial
deep-subsurface sediments as determined on the basis of 16S rRNA and recA gene sequences.
Appl Environ Microbiol 66:3454–3463
91. Cacchio P, Ercole C, Cappuccio G, Lepidi A (2003) Calcium carbonate precipitation by
bacterial strains isolated from a limestone cave and from a loamy soil. Geomicrobiol J
20:85–98
92. Fredrickson JK, Zachara JM, Balkwill DL, Kennedy D, Li SW, Kostandarithes HM, Daly MJ,
Romine MF, Brockman FJ (2004) Geomicrobiology of high-level nuclear waste-contaminated
vadose sediments at the Hanford site, Washington State. Appl Environ Microbiol
70:4230–4241
93. Barrientos-Díaz L, Gidekel M (2008) Characterization of rhizospheric bacteria isolated from
Deschampsia antarctica Desv. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 24:2289–2296
94. Aloisi G (2008) The calcium carbonate saturation state in cyanobacterial mats throughout
Earth’s history. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 72:6037–6060
95. Kremer B, Kazmierczak J, Stal LJ (2008) Calcium carbonate precipitation in cyanobacterial
mats from sandy tidal flats of the North Sea. Geobiology 6:46–56
96. Tiano P, Biagiotti L, Mastromei G (1999) Bacterial bio-mediated calcite precipitation for
monumental stones conservation: methods of evaluation. J Microbiol Methods 36:139–145
97. Le Metayer-Levrel G, Castanier S, Orial G, Loubiere JF, Perthuisot JP (1999) Applications of
bacterial carbonatogenesis to the protection and regeneration of limestones in buildings and
historic patrimony. Sediment Geol 126:25–34
Alkaliphiles: The Emerging Biological Tools Enhancing Concrete Durability
333