Microbial corrosion of metals: The corrosion microbiome

Y Lekbach, T Liu, Y Li, M Moradi, W Dou, D Xu… - Advances in microbial …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microbially catalyzed corrosion of metals is a substantial economic concern. Aerobic
microbes primarily enhance Fe 0 oxidation through indirect mechanisms and their impact …

Emerging molecular techniques for studying microbial community composition and function in microbiologically influenced corrosion

SP Kotu, MS Mannan, A Jayaraman - International Biodeterioration & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) accounts for approximately 20–50% of total
corrosion costs in the United States. Microorganisms causing MIC in various field locations …

Shipwreck ecology: Understanding the function and processes from microbes to megafauna

AB Paxton, C McGonigle, M Damour, G Holly… - …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
An estimated three million shipwrecks exist worldwide and are recognized as cultural
resources and foci of archaeological investigations. Shipwrecks also support ecological …

Identification of the bacterial community that degrades phenanthrene sorbed to polystyrene nanoplastics using DNA-based stable isotope probing

S Summers, MS Bin-Hudari, C Magill, T Henry… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
In the Anthropocene, plastic pollution has become a new environmental biotope, the so-
called plastisphere. In the oceans, nano-and micro-sized plastics are omnipresent and …

[HTML][HTML] Eggshells biowaste filler for improving the anticorrosive behaviour of waterborne polyurethane coatings on mild steel in artificial seawater

WMIWM Kamaruzzaman, MS Shaifudin… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
The efficacy of eggshells (ES) powders as an anticorrosive pigment with TiO 2 nanoparticles
in waterborne polyurethane coatings has been investigated. The experiment was conducted …

Trace metal contamination impacts predicted functions more than structure of marine prokaryotic biofilm communities in an anthropized coastal area

C Coclet, C Garnier, S D'Onofrio, G Durrieu… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Trace metal (TM) contamination in marine coastal areas is a worldwide threat for aquatic
communities. However, little is known about the influence of a multi-chemical contamination …

Deep-Sea Biofilms, Historic Shipwreck Preservation and the Deepwater Horizon Spill

RL Mugge, ML Brock, JL Salerno, M Damour… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Exposure to oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill may have lasting impacts on preservation
of historic shipwrecks in the Gulf of Mexico. Submerged steel structures, including …

Changes in microbial community in the presence of oil and chemical dispersant and their effects on the corrosion of API 5L steel coupons in a marine-simulated …

L Procópio - Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2020 - Springer
The influence of crude oil and chemical dispersant was evaluated over planktonic bacteria
and biofilms grown on API 5L steel surfaces in microcosm systems. Three conditions were …

Bacterial community analysis of biofilm on API 5LX carbon steel in an oil reservoir environment

P Elumalai, MS AlSalhi, S Mehariya… - Bioprocess and …, 2021 - Springer
This study aimed to characterize the biofilm microbial community that causes corrosion of
API 5LX carbon steel. API 5LX carbon steel coupons were incubated with raw produced …

A shallow water ferrous-hulled shipwreck reveals a distinct microbial community

KA Price, CE Garrison, N Richards… - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Shipwrecks act as artificial reefs and provide a solid surface in aquatic systems for many
different forms of life to attach to, especially microbial communities, making them a hotspot of …