• KSBB Journal
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.206-211
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• 2017

The physical method used to prevent a landslide has the risk of environmental pollution. Calcite forming bacteria (CFB) have been received increasing attention as a novel and environmental friendly strategy for the soil improvement. In this study, we selected 11 CFB strains with high calcite production. We also examined survivability and calcite productivity of the strains under various stress conditions to select strains with high resistance to various stresses. Two strains was selected by environment stress. Sphingobacterium sp. KJ-32 and Viridibacillus arenosi B-25 precipitate calcite more than other strains at pH 5 and $15^{\circ}C$ respectively. Bio-consolidated soil cakes were made using various calcium salts (calcium chloride, calcium acetate, calcium lactate, calcium gluconate) with mixed culture of 2 strains. Among them, the calcite made using calcium chloride was the largest. These observations demonstrate that this bio-consolidation technology has the potential for eco-friendly prevention of landslide and soil improvement.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.323-327
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• 2014

Microbially induced calcite precipitation is a naturally occurring biological process in which microbes produce calcite on the surface of the microorganisms by urease activity. In order to collect calcite forming bacteria (CFB) in Korea, we isolated 343 putative CFB strains from various environments over three year period (2011~2013) and selected 100 CFB strains. Average of calcite productivity was 10.56 mg/mL. And average of ammonium concentration by urease activity was $8.00{\mu}M$. Two useful CFB strains of the others were analyzed by 16S rRNA and identified as Sporosarcina sp. and Viridibacillus arenosi. The CFB strains presented in this study are indigenous microorganisms in Korea and they are expected to be applicable to a variety of environments in the country.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제27권7호
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• pp.1331-1335
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• 2017

In this study, the feasibility of introducing calcite-forming bacteria into concrete pavements to improve their mechanical performance was investigated. Lysinibacillus sphaericus WJ-8, which was isolated in a previous study and is capable of exhibiting high urease activity and calcite production, was used. When analyzed via scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction, WJ-8 showed a significant amount of calcite precipitation. The compressive strength of cement mortar mixed with WJ-8 cells and nutrient medium (urea with calcium lactate) increased by 10% compared with that of the controls. Energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy analyses confirmed that the increase in strength was due to the calcite formed by the WJ-8 cells.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.188-192
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• 2014

Calcite forming bacteria (CFB) have been received increasing attention as a novel and environmental friendly strategy for the healing of concrete crack. Among the CFB, spore forming bacteria were proposed to overcome concrete condition (high pH, hydration heat, deicer). In this study, Lysinibaclillus sphaericus WJ-8 (WJ-8) isolated from concrete pavement was characterized. The WJ-8 was able to precipitate calcite at 10 mg/mL. When observed by scanning electron microscopy, WJ-8 showed spore formation and maximum spore yield was approximately 97.9%. Also response of spores against various environment stresses was examined. Approximately 83~97% of spores maintained their survivability at each three conditions ($60^{\circ}C$, 3 M NaCl and pH 12).

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제23권9호
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• pp.1269-1278
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• 2013

Crack remediation on the surface of cement mortar using microbiological calcium carbonate ($CaCO_3$) precipitation (MICP) has been investigated as a microbial sealing agent on construction materials. However, MICP research has never acknowledged the antifungal properties of calcite-forming bacteria (CFB). Since fungal colonization on concrete surfaces can trigger biodeterioration processes, fungi on concrete buildings have to be prevented. Therefore, to develop a microbial sealing agent that has antifungal properties to remediate cement cracks without deteriorative fungal colonization, we introduced an antifungal CFB isolated from oceanic islands (Dokdo islands, territory of South Korea, located at the edge of the East Sea in Korea.). The isolation of CFB was done using B4 or urea-$CaCl_2$ media. Furthermore, antifungal assays were done using the pairing culture and disk diffusion methods. Five isolated CFB showed $CaCO_3$ precipitation and antifungal activities against deteriorative fungal strains. Subsequently, five candidate bacteria were identified using 16S rDNA sequence analysis. Crack remediation, fungi growth inhibition, and water permeability reduction of antifungal CFB-treated cement surfaces were tested. All antifungal CFB showed crack remediation abilities, but only three strains (KNUC2100, 2103, and 2106) reduced the water permeability. Furthermore, these three strains showed fungi growth inhibition. This paper is the first application research of CFB that have antifungal activity, for an eco-friendly improvement of construction materials.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.268-272
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• 2012

Microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP) has been explored for protection and consolidation of construction materials such as concrete. In this study, we isolated 54 calcite forming bacteria from concrete pavement and selected 5 isolates which showed high specific urease activity. Also response of the 5 strains against various environmental stresses was examined. BC 4 and BC 5 showed 35% and 26% viability at heat stress ($50^{\circ}C$), respectively. BC 1 and BC 4 maintained 60.4% and 70.4% viability upon osmotic stress (1 M NaCl), respectively. Among the 5 isolates BC 4 had the highest viability upon alkaline stress (pH 10).

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.782-788
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• 2010

Microbiological calcium carbonate precipitation (MCP) has been investigated for its ability to improve the compressive strength of mortar. However, very few studies have been conducted on the use of calcite-forming bacteria (CFB) to improve compressive strength. In this study, we discovered new bacterial genera that are capable of improving the compressive strength of mortar. We isolated 4 CFB from 7 environmental concrete structures. Using sequence analysis of the 16S rRNA genes, the CFB could be partially identified as Sporosarcina soli KNUC401, Bacillus massiliensis KNUC402, Arthrobacter crystallopoietes KNUC403, and Lysinibacillus fusiformis KNUC404. Crystal aggregates were apparent in the bacterial colonies grown on an agar medium. Stereomicroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction analyses illustrated both the crystal growth and the crystalline structure of the $CaCO_3$ crystals. We used the isolates to improve the compressive strength of cement-sand mortar cubes and found that KNUC403 offered the best improvement in compressive strength.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.287-293
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• 2011

본 연구는 터널표면의 퇴색 및 변색을 초래할 것으로 생각되는 주요 균사형진균을 결정하고, 그 진균을 방제하기 위해 부근 장소에서 분리된 세균들이 항진균 길항능을 가지는 동시에 탄산칼슘 형성을 확인하였다. 이 균주를 이용하여 모르타르에 적용했을 때 항진균 및 압축강도 증진효과를 가진 세균자원을 확보하는데 그 목적이 있다. 터널내의 오염된 지역에서 시료를 취하여 다양한 배지를 이용하여 곰팡이, 효모 및 세균을 분리하였고, 분리된 진균의 ITS-5.8S rRNA gene sequene와 세균의 16s rDNA sequence를 이용해 부분동정을 실시했다. 분리된 미생물의 터널 내 분포를 결정하였으며, 분리된 세균 5종의 탄산칼슘 형성능력을 확인하였다. 터널내 오염지역에서 가장 널리 분포하는 곰팡이인 C. sphaerospermum KNUC253 과 감수성 시험에 널리 이용되는 공시균인 A. niger KCTC6906을 대상으로 항진균 시험을 실시하였다. 터널 분리세균 5종 모두 urea-$CaCl_2$ 고체배지에서 배양했을 때 콜로니 주변부 에서 종 특이적으로 다양한 크기와 형태의 탄산칼슘을 형성함을 확인하였다. 그 중 B. aryabhatti KNUC205는 감수성 곰팡이를 대상으로 뛰어난 항진균 길항능을 보였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권7호
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• pp.1015-1020
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• 2012

Antifungal cement mortar or microbiological calcium carbonate precipitation on cement surface has been investigated as functional concrete research. However, these research concepts have never been fused with each other. In this study, we introduced the antifungal calcite-forming bacteria (CFB) Bacillus aryabhattai KNUC205, isolated from an urban tunnel (Daegu, South Korea). The major fungal deteriogens in urban tunnel, Cladosporium sphaerospermum KNUC253, was used as a sensitive fungal strain. B. aryabhattai KNUC205 showed $CaCO_3$ precipitation on B4 medium. Cracked cement mortar pastes were made and neutralized by modified methods. Subsequently, the mixture of B. aryabhattai KNUC205, conidiospore of C. sphaerospermum KNUC253, and B4 agar was applied to cement cracks and incubated at $18^{\circ}C$ for 16 days. B. aryabhattai KNUC205 showed fungal growth inhibition against C. sphaerospermum. Furthermore, B. aryabhattai KNUC205 showed crack remediation ability and water permeability reduction of cement mortar pastes. Taken together, these results suggest that the $CaCO_3$ precipitation and antifungal properties of B. aryabhattai KNUC205 could be used as an effective sealing or coating material that can also prevent deteriorative fungal growth. This study is the first application and evaluation research that incorporates calcite formation with antifungal capabilities of microorganisms for an environment-friendly and more effective protection of cement materials. In this research, the conception of microbial construction materials was expanded.

• 한국건설순환자원학회논문집
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.395-402
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• 2017

최근 들어 박테리아를 이용하여 콘크리트의 수복하거나 박테리아 대사를 이용한 보수재료에 대한 연구가 수행되고 있다. 본 연구는 박테리아 대사를 이용하여 슬라임을 형성하며 이를 이용한 보수재료의 개발에 대한 기초적 연구로서 박테리아 슬라임을 포함한 시멘트 코팅재의 내구성 평가를 다루고 있다. 기초연구를 위해 4가지 박테리아(Rhodobacter capsulatus, Rhodopseudomonas palustris, Bacillus thuringiensis, Bacillus subtilis)과 2가지 배양조건이 고려되었으며, 제조된 코팅재를 사용하여 황산 5% 수용액에 노출에 따른 강도 변화, 염화물 확산계수, 초음파속도 평가가 수행되었다. 박테리아가 혼입된 코팅재의 경우 강도가 개선되었으며, 황산 5% 수용액 침지 이후에도 7일까지는 강도가 개선되었다. 염화물 확산계수도 Rhodopseudomonas palustris를 제외한 경우 충분한 염해저항성능을 나타내었으며, 초음파 속도 역시 우수하게 평가되었다. 장기열화에 대한 슬라임의 저항과 박테리아의 수명을 연장할 수 있는 호기성 환경이 유지된다면 대상 박테리아는 열화환경에 노출된 콘크리트 구조의 보수재 적용에 사용될 수 있는 공학적 가능성을 보여준다.