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DNA Research Center, University of Babylon, Babil, Iraq.
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Forensic DNA research and training Center , Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad, Iraq.
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Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Babylon, Babil, Iraq.
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Department of Applied Geology, College of Science, University of Babylon, Babil, Iraq.
Abstract: Microorganisms fouling concrete infrastructures are gaining more attention for their role in
concrete deterioration or remediation. There is an urgent need to design a new media for the
extremophiles isolation with as limited nutrients as possible and high selectivity. Collected samples were
inoculated on Cement extract agar (CEA) supplemented with Nutrient agar or Potato dextrose agar or
Heterotrophic plate count agar. Three different pH (5 7 and9) were used for microbial screening in
addition to pH 12.5 for acid production screening using cement extract solution (CES). A total of 266
isolates were successfully isolated. Bacteria appeared the most abundant (75%), 9% are Actinomycetes .
Only 39.1% were able to produce organic acid(s). Most of the acid producers were Bacteria and molds
48% and 43% respectively .The new invented media were highly selective in microbial isolation and acid
production screening and are highly recommended in related researches.
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