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The effect of bacteria that present in the human urine (Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Staphylococcus aureus) was studied under the conditions of biomimetic synthesis. It was shown that the addition of bacteria significantly affects both the phase composition of the synthesized material and the position of crystallization boundaries of the resulting phosphate phases, which can shift toward more acidic (struvite, apatite) or toward more alkaline (brushite) conditions. Under conditions of oxalate mineralization, bacteria accelerate the nucleation of calcium oxalates by almost two times and also increase the amount of oxalate precipitates along with phosphates and stabilize the calcium oxalate dihydrate (weddellite). The multidirectional changes in the pH values of the solutions, which are the result of the interaction of all system components and the crystallization process, were analyzed. The obtained results are the scientific basis for understanding the mechanisms of bacterial involvement in stone formation within the human body and the creation of biotechnological methods that inhibit this process.

Original languageEnglish
Article number259
Number of pages11
JournalCrystals
Volume 9,
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 19 May 2019

    Scopus subject areas

  • Chemical Engineering(all)
  • Materials Science(all)
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Inorganic Chemistry

    Research areas

  • Apatite, Biomimetic synthesis, Brushite, Calcium oxalate, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Octocalcium phosphate, Pathogen crystallization, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Renal stone, Staphylococcus aureus, Struvite, Whitlockite

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