Bacillus megaterium favours CO₂ mineralization into CaCO₃ over the ureolytic pathway.

Margherita Cappa, Camilla Perego, Dimitrios Terzis, Pamela Principi

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Article in Scientific reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

Microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP): mechanisms, engineering applications, and pathway to field-scale deployment - a comprehensive review.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Margherita CappaEnvironmental Biotechnology, Institute of Microbiology, Department of Environment, Construction and Design, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI), Manno, Switzerland.

Camilla PeregoEnvironmental Biotechnology, Institute of Microbiology, Department of Environment, Construction and Design, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI), Manno, Switzerland.

Dimitrios TerzisSwiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne (EPFL), Faculty of Environment, Architecture and Civil Engineering (ENAC), Lausanne, Switzerland. dimitrios.terzis@epfl.ch.

Pamela PrincipiEnvironmental Biotechnology, Institute of Microbiology, Department of Environment, Construction and Design, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI), Manno, Switzerland.

Funding

Innosuisse - Schweizerische Agentur für Innovationsförderung 02.649 IP-ENGMiBOC

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP) has long been the focus of material scientists, environmental microbiologists and civil engineers because of its potential to yield biosynthesized binders that can serve as alternatives to cement or resins. Several microbial strains play crucial roles in this process and catalyse pathways for the formation of minerals, which are believed to substantially reduce the environmental impact of building materials and activities. Among the studied strains, Bacillus megaterium is not as common as Sporosarcina species. The latter microorganisms are well known to drive the fastest ureolytic-driven MICP process, i.e., precipitation of CaCO

Indexed as

Bacillus megateriumCalcium CarbonateCarbon DioxideUreaCarbonic AnhydrasesUreaseCalcium CarbonateCarbon DioxideCarbonic AnhydrasesUreaUrease

Identifiers

PMID40594585

DOI10.1038/s41598-025-07323-9

PMCPMC12216158

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