Microbially mediated metal corrosion

D Xu, T Gu, DR Lovley - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2023 - nature.com
A wide diversity of microorganisms, typically growing as biofilms, has been implicated in
corrosion, a multi-trillion dollar a year problem. Aerobic microorganisms establish conditions …

Microbiologically influenced corrosion—more than just microorganisms

J Knisz, R Eckert, LM Gieg, A Koerdt… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) is a phenomenon of increasing concern that
affects various materials and sectors of society. MIC describes the effects, often negative …

Accelerated Microbial Corrosion by Magnetite and Electrically Conductive Pili through Direct Fe0‐to‐Microbe Electron Transfer

Y Jin, E Zhou, T Ueki, D Zhang, Y Fan, D Xu… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Electrobiocorrosion, the process in which microbes extract electrons from metallic iron (Fe0)
through direct Fe0‐microbe electrical connections, is thought to contribute to the costly …

Understanding biofouling and contaminant accretion on submerged marine structures

P Vuong, A McKinley, P Kaur - npj Materials Degradation, 2023 - nature.com
Fouling of maritime infrastructure is pervasive due to abundant biological and chemical
activity within the oceanic environment. Marine biofilms and their successional growths are …

Burning question: Are there sustainable strategies to prevent microbial metal corrosion?

D Wang, E Zhou, D Xu, DR Lovley - Microbial Biotechnology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The global economic burden of microbial corrosion of metals is enormous. Microbial
corrosion of iron‐containing metals is most extensive under anaerobic conditions. Microbes …

H2 Is a Major Intermediate in Desulfovibrio vulgaris Corrosion of Iron

TL Woodard, T Ueki, DR Lovley - Mbio, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Desulfovibrio vulgaris has been a primary pure culture sulfate reducer for developing
microbial corrosion concepts. Multiple mechanisms for how it accepts electrons from Fe0 …

Electrobiocorrosion by microbes without outer‐surface cytochromes

DE Holmes, TL Woodard, JA Smith, F Musat… - Mlife, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Anaerobic microbial corrosion of iron‐containing metals causes extensive economic
damage. Some microbes are capable of direct metal‐to‐microbe electron transfer …

Chloride enhances corrosion associated with sulfate-reducing bacteria

D Wang, T Ueki, P Ma, D Xu, DR Lovley - Corrosion Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Desulfovibrio vulgaris and Desulfovibrio ferrophilus were previously proposed to have
distinct iron corrosion mechanisms because D. ferrophilus corroded faster. However, the …

In-situ modification of nickel electrode by coupling the microbial corrosion and microbial reduction using Shewanella oneidensis for enhanced electrocatalysis

JL Li, JL Mi, ZL Qing, H Hu, SY Jia, JY Liu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Shewanella oneidensis is a facultative anaerobe with the ability to use different terminal
electron donors and acceptors. Therefore, S. oneidensis can be used either as an oxidizing …

Insights into the various mechanisms by which Shewanella spp. induce and inhibit steel corrosion

J Philips, L Procopio, IPG Marshall - npj Materials Degradation, 2023 - nature.com
Shewanella species are frequently selected as model strains to investigate microbially
influenced steel corrosion. This selection is due to their relevance for corrosion, but also …