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125. Park JM, Park SJ, Ghim SY (2013) Characterization of three antifungal calcite-forming
bacteria, Arthrobacter nicotianae KNUC2100, Bacillus thuringiensis KNUC2103, and
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126. Jroundi F, Fernandez-Vivas A, Rodriguez-Navarro C, Bedmar EJ, Gonzalez-Munoz MT
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127. Ettenauer J, Piñar G, Sterflinger K, González-Muñoz MT, Jroundi F (2011) Molecular
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128. Ercole C, Bozzelli P, Altieri F, Cacchio P, Santacecilia A, Del Gallo M (2012) Exopolymeric
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129. Riding R (2000) Microbial carbonates: the geological record of calcified bacterial-algal mats
and biofilms. Sedimentology 47:179–214
130. Banks ED, Taylor NM, Gulley J, Lubbers BR, Giarrizzo JG, Bullen HA, Hoehler TM, Barton
HA (2010) Bacterial calcium carbonate precipitation in cave environments: a function of
calcium homeostasis. Geomicrobiol J 27:444–454
131. Achal V, Pan X, Zhang D (2012) Bioremediation of strontium (Sr) contaminated aquifer
quartz sand based on carbonate precipitation induced by Sr resistant Halomonas
sp. Chemosphere 89:764–768
132. Achal V, Pan X, Zhang D, Fu Q (2012) Bioremediation of Pb-contaminated soil based on
microbially induced calcite precipitation. J Microbiol Biotechnol 22:244–247
133. Stocks-Fischer S, Galinat JK, Bang SS (1999) Microbiological precipitation of CaCO 3 . Soil
Biol Biochem 31:1563–1571
134. Mitchell AC, Ferris FG (2006) The influence of Bacillus pasteurii on the nucleation and
growth of calcium carbonate. Geomicrobiol J 23:213–22694
135. Wedepohl KH (1995) The composition of the continental crust. Geochim Cosmochim Acta
59:1217–1232
136. Cha JN, Shimizu K, Zhou Y, Christiansen SC, Chmelka BF, Stucky GD, Morse DE (1999)
Silicatein filaments and subunits from a marine sponge direct the polymerization of silica and
silicones in vitro. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 96:361–365
137. Kröger N, Deutzmann R, Sumper M (1999) Polycationic peptides from diatom biosilica that
direct silica nanosphere formation. Science 286:1129–1132
138. Doi K, Fujino Y, Inagaki F, Kawatsu R, Tahara M, Ohshima T, Okaue Y, Yokoyama T,
Iwai S, Ogata S (2009) Stimulation of expression of a silica-induced protein (Sip) in Thermus
thermophilus by supersaturated silicic acid. Appl Environ Microbiol 75:2406–2413
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strength improvement in mortar. J Microbiol Biotechnol 20:782–788
121. Day JL, Ramakrishnan V, Bang SS (2003) Microbiologically induced sealant for concrete
crack remediation. In: Proceedings of the 16th engineering mechanics conference, Seattle,
WA, pp 1–8
122. Ramachandran SK, Ramakrishnan V, Bang SS (2001) Remediation of concrete using microorganisms. ACI Mater J 98:3–9
123. Ramakrishnan V (2007) Performance characteristics of bacterial concrete – a smart biomaterial. In: Proceedings of the 1st international conference on recent advances in concrete
technology, Washington, DC, pp 67–78
124. Rodriguez-Navarro C, Rodriguez-Gallego M, Ben Chekroun K, Gonzalez-Munoz MT (2003)
Conservation of ornamental stone by Myxococcus xanthus-induced carbonate biomineralization. Appl Environ Microbiol 69:2182–2193
125. Park JM, Park SJ, Ghim SY (2013) Characterization of three antifungal calcite-forming
bacteria, Arthrobacter nicotianae KNUC2100, Bacillus thuringiensis KNUC2103, and
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia KNUC2106, derived from the Korean islands, Dokdo and
their application on mortar. J Microbiol Biotechnol 23:1269–1278
126. Jroundi F, Fernandez-Vivas A, Rodriguez-Navarro C, Bedmar EJ, Gonzalez-Munoz MT
(2010) Bioconservation of deteriorated monumental calcarenite stone and identification of
bacteria with carbonatogenic activity. Microb Ecol 60:39–54
127. Ettenauer J, Piñar G, Sterflinger K, González-Muñoz MT, Jroundi F (2011) Molecular
monitoring of the microbial dynamics occurring on historical limestone buildings during
and after the in situ application of different bio-consolidation treatments. Sci Total Environ
409:5337–5352
128. Ercole C, Bozzelli P, Altieri F, Cacchio P, Santacecilia A, Del Gallo M (2012) Exopolymeric
substances involved in calcium carbonate biomineralization and their use to preserve and
restore stone monuments. Environ Eng Manag J 11:85–90
129. Riding R (2000) Microbial carbonates: the geological record of calcified bacterial-algal mats
and biofilms. Sedimentology 47:179–214
130. Banks ED, Taylor NM, Gulley J, Lubbers BR, Giarrizzo JG, Bullen HA, Hoehler TM, Barton
HA (2010) Bacterial calcium carbonate precipitation in cave environments: a function of
calcium homeostasis. Geomicrobiol J 27:444–454
131. Achal V, Pan X, Zhang D (2012) Bioremediation of strontium (Sr) contaminated aquifer
quartz sand based on carbonate precipitation induced by Sr resistant Halomonas
sp. Chemosphere 89:764–768
132. Achal V, Pan X, Zhang D, Fu Q (2012) Bioremediation of Pb-contaminated soil based on
microbially induced calcite precipitation. J Microbiol Biotechnol 22:244–247
133. Stocks-Fischer S, Galinat JK, Bang SS (1999) Microbiological precipitation of CaCO 3 . Soil
Biol Biochem 31:1563–1571
134. Mitchell AC, Ferris FG (2006) The influence of Bacillus pasteurii on the nucleation and
growth of calcium carbonate. Geomicrobiol J 23:213–22694
135. Wedepohl KH (1995) The composition of the continental crust. Geochim Cosmochim Acta
59:1217–1232
136. Cha JN, Shimizu K, Zhou Y, Christiansen SC, Chmelka BF, Stucky GD, Morse DE (1999)
Silicatein filaments and subunits from a marine sponge direct the polymerization of silica and
silicones in vitro. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 96:361–365
137. Kröger N, Deutzmann R, Sumper M (1999) Polycationic peptides from diatom biosilica that
direct silica nanosphere formation. Science 286:1129–1132
138. Doi K, Fujino Y, Inagaki F, Kawatsu R, Tahara M, Ohshima T, Okaue Y, Yokoyama T,
Iwai S, Ogata S (2009) Stimulation of expression of a silica-induced protein (Sip) in Thermus
thermophilus by supersaturated silicic acid. Appl Environ Microbiol 75:2406–2413
Alkaliphiles: The Emerging Biological Tools Enhancing Concrete Durability
335