The interplay between microbial communities and soil properties

L Philippot, C Chenu, A Kappler, MC Rillig… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
In recent years, there has been considerable progress in determining the soil properties that
influence the structure of the soil microbiome. By contrast, the effects of microorganisms on …

State-of-the-art review of soil erosion control by MICP and EICP techniques: Problems, applications, and prospects

Y Wang, X Sun, L Miao, H Wang, L Wu, W Shi… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, the application of microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP) and
enzyme-induced carbonate precipitation (EICP) techniques have been extensively studied …

State-of-the-art review of the applicability and challenges of microbial-induced calcite precipitation (MICP) and enzyme-induced calcite precipitation (EICP) techniques …

A Almajed, MA Lateef, AAB Moghal, K Lemboye - Crystals, 2021 - mdpi.com
The development of alternatives to soil stabilization through mechanical and chemical
stabilization has paved the way for the development of biostabilization methods. Since its …

Emerging trends in algae farming on non-arable lands for resource reclamation, recycling, and mitigation of climate change-driven food security challenges

F Tahir, H Ashfaq, AZ Khan, M Amin, I Akbar… - … Science and Bio …, 2024 - Springer
The current agri-food systems are unable to fulfill global demand and account for 33% of all
greenhouse gas emissions. Conventional agriculture cannot produce more food because of …

Fungal-induced CaCO3 and SrCO3 precipitation: a potential strategy for bioprotection of concrete

J Zhao, L Csetenyi, GM Gadd - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Biomineralization of CaCO 3 by microorganisms is a well-documented process considered
applicable to concrete self-healing and metal bioremediation. Urea hydrolysis is the most …

Microencapsulated reactor for simultaneous removal of calcium, fluoride and phenol using microbially induced calcium precipitation: Mechanism and functional …

L Zhang, A Ali, J Su, Z Wang, T Huang, R Zhang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Fluoride ions (F-) and phenol in groundwater have become a great hurdle to the pursuit of a
healthy drinking water source. This study established a microencapsulated immobilization …

[HTML][HTML] Microbially induced desaturation and carbonate precipitation through denitrification: a review

W Lin, W Lin, X Cheng, G Chen, YC Ersan - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) has been proposed as a sustainable
approach to solve various environmental, structural, geotechnical and architectural issues …

[HTML][HTML] How can we stabilize soil using microbial communities and mitigate desertification?

F Dhawi - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The desert, which covers around one-third of Earth's continental surface, is defined as the
harshest terrestrial environment and comprises a highly extensive biome of the terrestrial …

Influence of native ureolytic microbial community on biocementation potential of Sporosarcina pasteurii

R Murugan, GK Suraishkumar, A Mukherjee… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP)/Biocementation has emerged as
a promising technique for soil engineering applications. There are chiefly two methods by …

Bacterial biofilm-mediated environmental remediation: Navigating strategies to attain Sustainable Development Goals

S Das, T Pradhan, SK Panda, AD Behera… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bacterial biofilm is a structured bacterial community enclosed within a three-dimensional
polymeric matrix, governed by complex signaling pathways, including two-component …