The Precipitation of Calcium Carbonate from Seawater by Bacteria Isolated from Bahama Bank Sediments

McCallum, May F.; Guhathakurta, Kishwar

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2672.1970.tb02246.x

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“…5 in the 2.5% salt medium and 9.8 at 20% total salts. Under these conditions aragonite might be expected to precipitate, and, in fact, the formation of aragonite by certain species of Vibrio isolated from seawater and grown in liquid media has been reported [1,2,35]. We, on the other hand, detected no aragonite in any of our cultures.…”

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“…The role of bacteria in CaCO 3 precipitation has been known since the beginning of this century, and numerous authors have described CaCO 3 formation by bacteria of various taxonomic groups [1][2][3]. According to Boquet et al [4], CaCO 3 precipitation is a general phenomenon in the bacterial world and under appropriate conditions all types of bacteria are capable of forming CaCO 3 crystals.…”

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Precipatation of calcium carbonate by Vibrio spp. from an inland saltern

Rivadeneyra

Delgado

Moral

et al. 1994

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

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Calcium carbonate precipitation by 63 strains of moderately halophilic bacteria (Vibrio spp.) isolated from water of a saltern pond has been studied, taking into account the influence of salinity and temperature on the quantity and type of crystals precipitated. The bacteria formed crystals under all the conditions tested. All the crystals were magnesium calcite, with a variable Mg content, depending upon the medium provided. No aragonite was detected, even in a media with high Mg contents. Whether these microorganisms play an active role in precipitation is discussed, as well as the possibility that they may contribute to CaCO 3 precipitation in their natural habitats.

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Precipatation of calcium carbonate by Vibrio spp. from an inland saltern

Rivadeneyra

Delgado

Moral

et al. 1994

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

105

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“…These include (i) atmospheric CO 2 fixation through carbonate sediment formation and lithification (22,29,36,48,49,59,65) and dolomite precipitation (76,93), (ii) solid-phase capture of inorganic contaminants (95), (iii) the production of pathological concretions such as gallstones and kidney stones in humans (41,44,46), and (iv) understanding possible extraterrestrial biological processes like those of Martian carbonate-producing bacteria (58,88). There is extensive literature on bacterial involvement in carbonate precipitation both in nature and in the laboratory (2,14,16,19,20,21,36,40,49,57,72). Recent research on bacterially induced carbonate precipitation has focused on a wide range of topics with important scientific and technological implications (7,8,38).…”

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Conservation of Ornamental Stone byMyxococcus xanthus-Induced Carbonate Biomineralization

Rodríguez-Navarro¹,

Rodríguez-Gallego²,

Chekroun

et al. 2003

Appl Environ Microbiol

474

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Increasing environmental pollution in urban areas has been endangering the survival of carbonate stones in monuments and statuary for many decades. Numerous conservation treatments have been applied for the protection and consolidation of these works of art. Most of them, however, either release dangerous gases during curing or show very little efficacy. Bacterially induced carbonate mineralization has been proposed as a novel and environmentally friendly strategy for the conservation of deteriorated ornamental stone. However, the method appeared to display insufficient consolidation and plugging of pores. Here we report that Myxococcus xanthus-induced calcium carbonate precipitation efficiently protects and consolidates porous ornamental limestone. The newly formed carbonate cements calcite grains by depositing on the walls of the pores without plugging them. Sonication tests demonstrate that these new carbonate crystals are strongly attached to the substratum, mostly due to epitaxial growth on preexisting calcite grains. The new crystals are more stress resistant than the calcite grains of the original stone because they are organic-inorganic composites. Variations in the phosphate concentrations of the culture medium lead to changes in local pH and bacterial productivity. These affect the structure of the new cement and the type of precipitated CaCO 3 polymorph (vaterite or calcite). The manipulation of culture medium composition creates new ways of controlling bacterial biomineralization that in the future could be applied to the conservation of ornamental stone.The study of bacterially induced and mediated mineralization is an emerging interdisciplinary research area (see references 6, 28, and 32 for recent reviews on the topic). Bacterially induced precipitation of calcium carbonate, the so-called "carbonatogenesis" (21, 51), has drawn much attention in recent decades because of its numerous implications. These include (i) atmospheric CO 2 fixation through carbonate sediment formation and lithification (22,29,36,48,49,59,65) and dolomite precipitation (76, 93), (ii) solid-phase capture of inorganic contaminants (95), (iii) the production of pathological concretions such as gallstones and kidney stones in humans (41,44,46), and (iv) understanding possible extraterrestrial biological processes like those of Martian carbonate-producing bacteria (58, 88). There is extensive literature on bacterial involvement in carbonate precipitation both in nature and in the laboratory

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“…La importancia de la actividad inicial de los microorganismos fotosintéticos (cianobacterias) en la composición de la atmósfera pasada y reciente respecto al O 2 y CO 2 , ha sido estudiada y confirmada en numerosos estudios previos (Awramik, 1992;Zavarzin, 2002). La confirmación de que la precipitación de calcita, o carbonatogénesis, por influencia bacteriana (Kellerman, 1915) es un fenómeno habitual en ambientes marinos someros (McCallum & Guhathakurta, 1970) y suelos (Boquet et al, 1973), supuso un gran auge de la geomicrobiología como línea de investigación multidisciplinar (Banfield y Nealson, 1997;Ehrlich, 2002). Asimismo, estos resultados representaron el reconocimiento del importante papel que juegan, no sólo los microorganismos autótrofos sino también los heterótrofos, en los fenómenos de precipitación mineral (Castanier et al, 2000).…”

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Sánchez‐Moral

Gonzalez

Cañaveras³

et al. 2006

Estud. geol.

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RESUMENLos microorganismos, en particular las bacterias, habitan en todos los ambientes posibles de la biosfera incluidos los ambientes subterráneos. Desempeñan un papel importante en procesos geológicos tales como la precipitación y disolución mineral, e influyen notablemente sobre los ciclos biogeoquími-cos de diferentes elementos. Hasta este momento, son relativamente pocos los estudios orientados a conocer el papel activo de los microorganismos, especialmente las bacterias, en la formación de espeleotemas, de manera que la implicación de la actividad microbiana en la precipitación y disolución mineral en ambientes kársticos es un tema aún sin resolver en geomicrobiología. Actualmente, no está del todo aclarada cuál es la interrelación entre los microorganismos y las fábricas minerales, ni el papel que juegan los microorganismos en la precipitación de carbonatos.Las cuevas son ambientes protegidos donde las fábricas microbianas pueden preservarse sin sufrir modificaciones diagenéticas importantes o destrucción, ofreciendo, por ello, un excelente entorno para estudiar los procesos de biomineralización (desde los propios microorganismos activos a sus depósitos minerales). Las nuevas tendencias en geomicrobiología se basan en la conjunción de diferentes metodologías (microclima, petrología, geoquímica, hidroquímica, microbiología, biología molecular) con un objetivo común: 1) determinar el papel de las diferentes comunidades microbianas que habitan los ambientes subterráneos en los procesos de transformación mineral; 2) identificar las propiedades físicas y químicas de las fases cristalinas bioinducidas, y 3) determinar las condiciones ambientales y las propiedades composicionales y texturales de los soportes rocosos naturales (biorreceptividad) que favorecen o inhiben el desarrollo de las comunidades microbianas.Palabras clave: comunidad microbiana, geomicrobiología, biorreceptividad, biomineralización, karst, cueva. ABSTRACT Microorganisms, particularly bacteria, inhabit all possible environments in the biosphere including subterranean ones. They play an important role in geological processes such as mineral precipitation and dissolution, and significantly influence biogeochemical cycles. At present, relatively few studies have focused on the active role of microorganisms, especially bacteria, in the formation of speleothems. Thus, the involvement of microbial activity in the formation of speleothems in caves is a geomicrobiological issue still to be solved. Today, the relationship between microorganisms and mineral fabrics and the role played by microorganisms in carbonate precipitation is unclear.The processes of carbonate deposit formation in caves offers an excellent scenario for research on biomineralization processes (from active microorganisms to their mineral deposits), because caves are protected environments where microbial fabrics can be preserved without extensive diagenetic modification or destruction. The new tendencies on geomicrobiological studies consist on applying different and multidiscipli...

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The Precipitation of Calcium Carbonate from Seawater by Bacteria Isolated from Bahama Bank Sediments

Cited by 65 publications

References 11 publications

Precipatation of calcium carbonate by Vibrio spp. from an inland saltern

Precipatation of calcium carbonate by Vibrio spp. from an inland saltern

Conservation of Ornamental Stone byMyxococcus xanthus-Induced Carbonate Biomineralization

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