From: Formations of calcium carbonate minerals by bacteria and its multiple applications
Bacteria | Isolation site | Urease activity | Calcite precipitation | References |
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Bacillus sp. CR2 | Mine tailing soil Urumqi, China | 432Â U/ml | 2.32Â mg/cell mass (mg) | Achal and Pan (2014) |
L. sphaericus CH5 | Abandoned express way and abandoned mining sites, Gangwondo, Korea | – | 980 mg/100 ml | Kang et al. (2014a) |
Sporosarcinapasteurii | Phenotypic mutant strain | 550 U/ml | – | Achal et al. (2009a) |
B. pasteurii NCIM 2477 | Culture obtained from NCIM, Pune, India | 18 U/ml | – | Sarada et al. (2009) |
K. flava CR1 | Mining ore soil, Urumqi, China | 472 U/ml | – | Achal et al. (2011) |
B. megateriumSS3 | Calcareous soil, Andhra Pradesh, India | 690Â U/ml | 187Â mg/100Â ml | |
B. thuringiensis | Calcareous soil, Andhra Pradesh, India | 620Â U/ml | 167 mg/100 ml | Dhami et al. (2013b) |
Halomonassp. SR4 | Mine tailing, China | 374.5 U/ml | – |