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Microbial Weathering

Microbial Weathering is a type of weathering process in which microorganisms accelerate the chemical and physical breakdown of minerals and rocks through metabolic activities, secretions of organic acids, and biofilm formation, distinguishing it from abiotic weathering mechanisms.

146

Publications

8.2K

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558

Authors

232

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2017–2026

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Publications

146

Experimental observations of the effects of bacteria on aluminosilicate weathering

William W. Barker, Susan A. Welch, Shaoyou Chu et al. · American Mineralogist · 1998 · 359 citations

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Silicates, Silicate Weathering, and Microbial Ecology

P. C. Bennett · Geomicrobiology Journal · 2001 · 349 citations

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Effect of the Mycorrhizosphere on the Genotypic and Metabolic Diversity of the Bacterial Communities Involved in Mineral Weathering in a Forest Soil

Stéphane Uroz, Christophe Calvaruso, M.-P. Turpault et al. · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 2007 · 278 citations · Full text

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Microbial Populations and Activities in the Rhizoplane of Rock‐Weathering Desert Plants. I. Root Colonization and Weathering of Igneous Rocks

M. Esther Puente, Yoav Bashan, C. Y. Li et al. · Plant Biology · 2004 · 277 citations

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Wind, rain and bacteria: The effect of weather on the microbial composition of roof-harvested rainwater

Craig A. Evans, Peter J Coombes, R. Hugh Dunstan · Water Research · 2005 · 221 citations

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Authors

558

  1. BL
    Bin Lian

    Nanjing Normal University, China

    16 publications · 714 citations

    14

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  2. LH
    Linyan He

    Nanjing Agricultural University, China

    8 publications · 219 citations

    8

    h-index

  3. SU
    Stéphane Uroz

    Interactions Arbres-Microorganismes, France

    7 publications · 746 citations

    7

    h-index

  4. PF
    Pascale Frey‐Klett

    Interactions Arbres-Microorganismes, France

    7 publications · 746 citations

    7

    h-index

  5. XS
    Xiafang Sheng

    Nanjing Agricultural University, China

    7 publications · 194 citations

    7

    h-index

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Institutions

232

  1. Nanjing Normal University

    Nanjing, China

    11 h-index

    36 publications

    1.1K citations

  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    11 h-index

    29 publications

    1.2K citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    9 h-index

    22 publications

    1.1K citations

  4. Institute of Geochemistry

    Guiyang, China

    8 h-index

    12 publications

    534 citations

  5. Nanjing Agricultural University

    Nanjing, China

    8 h-index

    42 publications

    1.2K citations

  6. Interactions Arbres-Microorganismes

    Nancy, France

    7 h-index

    25 publications

    1.9K citations

  7. Federal Institute For Materials Research and Testing

    Berlin, Germany

    5 h-index

    15 publications

    543 citations

  8. University of Bologna

    Bologna, Italy

    5 h-index

    15 publications

    439 citations

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Venues

  1. Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    AEM · 10 publications · 892 citations

    10

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  2. Geomicrobiology Journal

    10 publications · 622 citations

    10

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  3. The Science of The Total Environment

    7 publications · 391 citations

    7

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  4. Chemical Geology

    6 publications · 481 citations

    6

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  5. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

    5 publications · 192 citations

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