Using bacteria to protect roads from deicer deterioration

Special bacteria that help form limestone and marble could soon have a new job on a road crew. Recent research shows how the bacteria, called Sporosarcina pasteurii, can be used to prevent the road degradation caused by ice-melting salt.

from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190409135831.htm