Whole cell kinetics of ureolysis by Sporosarcina pasteurii.

Aims Ureolysis drives microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation ( MICP). MICP models typically employ simplified urea hydrolysis kinetics that do not account for cell density, pH effect or product inhibition. Here, ureolysis rate studies with whole cells of Sporosarcina pasteurii aimed to determine the relationship between ureolysis rate and concentrations of (i) urea, (ii) cells, (iii) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]