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Original Articles

State-of-the-Art Review of Biocementation by Microbially Induced Calcite Precipitation (MICP) for Soil Stabilization

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Pages 524-537 | Received 08 Dec 2015, Accepted 12 Aug 2016, Published online: 18 Dec 2016

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