摘要
The impact of microbes on lithosphere starts with the change of minerals comprising rocks, whereas the impact of microbes on minerals starts with the change of the composition of minerals. Based on previous researches on the interaction between microbes and minerals, this paper studied the interaction between silicate bacteria Bacillus mucilaginosus and bentonite, which is mainly composed of layer silicate montmorillonite and a small amount of other silicate minerals such as quartz and feldspar, and analyzed the impact of microbes on betonite in such aspects as composition and microstructure.