Review
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
A. A. Thompson, J. L. Wood, E. A. Palombo, W. K. Green, S. A. Wade
Summary: This review examines the impact of cathodic protection on microbially influenced corrosion (MIC), synthesizing tests from literature to identify trends and knowledge gaps, and revealing the effectiveness of CP varies based on environmental factors.
Article
Microbiology
Annika Fiskal, Jeremiah Shuster, Stefan Fischer, Prachi Joshi, Lipi Raghunatha Reddy, Sven-Erik Wulf, Andreas Kappler, Helmut Fischer, Ilona Herrig, Jutta Meier
Summary: This study investigated the formation of rust tubercles on sheet piles along the river Havel in Germany. The analysis revealed a multi-layered structure with various microorganisms embedded in the matrix. Gene and sequence analysis supported the presence of a diverse microbial community. Based on these findings, a comprehensive concept of tubercle formation and the involvement of microorganisms in metal corrosion in freshwater was proposed.
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Di Wang, Tuba Unsal, Sith Kumseranee, Suchada Punpruk, Magdy E. Mohamed, Mazen A. Saleh, Tingyue Gu
Summary: The study investigated the microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) of zinc and galvanized steel caused by sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB). Despite a slightly higher sessile cell count, galvanized steel showed less susceptibility to SRB MIC compared to pure zinc. The corrosion product for both metals was mainly ZnS, with three possible MIC mechanisms identified.
INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Liting Xu, Fang Guan, Yan Ma, Ruiyong Zhang, Yimeng Zhang, Xiaofan Zhai, Xucheng Dong, Yanan Wang, Jizhou Duan, Baorong Hou
Summary: This study investigated the effect of inadequate dosing of a non-oxidizing biocide on the corrosion of pipeline steel caused by microorganisms. The results showed that within a specific range of biocide concentration, the corrosive effect of D. hontreensis on steel was increased.
BIOELECTROCHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Guoxi He, Min Qin, Kexi Liao, Shuai Zhao, Nan Ye, Shijian Zhang
Summary: Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) is responsible for microbial corrosion, which often leads to corrosion and perforation of oil and gas pipelines. Cathodic polarization, commonly used for external corrosion protection, may affect the growth and reproduction of SRB on the pipe wall. This study analyzed the SRB corrosion on L360N steel under different cathodic polarization potentials through 14-day electrochemical experiments and morphological characterization of the corrosion product. The findings suggest that cathodic protection potential of -0.85 V-SCE stimulates SRB metabolism and accelerates corrosion, while potentials of -0.95 V-SCE and below interrupt the SRB adsorption process and provide protective effects.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS ENGINEERING AND PERFORMANCE
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Xia Ren, Ningzhen Yan, Shu Chen, Jun Yao, Jing Liu
Summary: This study used iron-reducing bacteria and sulfate-reducing bacteria for microbiologically-assisted reduction experiments to assess their effectiveness in alleviating arsenic pollution in soil. The results showed that different bacterial sequences and flow methods had an impact on the release and species of arsenic. Furthermore, chemical treatment only removed a portion of the arsenic, indicating that reductive dissolution and the formation of FeS were the main driving factors for arsenic release.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(2022)
Review
Microbiology
Dake Xu, Tingyue Gu, Derek R. Lovley
Summary: In this review, the mechanisms of metal corrosion caused by microorganisms are examined and different strategies to prevent it are explored. The high diversity of microorganisms, typically forming biofilms, has been implicated in corrosion, which is a multi-trillion dollar problem annually. While aerobic microorganisms establish conditions that promote metal corrosion, anaerobes are mainly responsible for corrosion. Microbially produced organic acids, sulfide, and extracellular hydrogenases can accelerate the oxidation of metallic iron (Fe-0) coupled with hydrogen (H-2) production, as can anaerobic microorganisms using H-2 as an electron donor. Some bacteria and archaea directly accept electrons from Fe-0 through c-type cytochromes as an apparent outer-surface electrical contact with the metal. Functional genetic studies and omics studies are providing a better understanding of corrosion mechanisms and the microorganisms involved. Interdisciplinary studies on the interactions between microorganisms and metals in corrosive biofilms offer potential for developing technologies to detect and prevent corrosion.
NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Junlei Wang, Hongfang Liu, Magdy El-Said Mohamed, Mazen A. Saleh, Tingyue Gu
Summary: In this study, Tetrakis hydroxymethyl phosphonium sulfate (THPS) was enhanced to mitigate microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) of carbon steel. The results showed that the addition of Peptide A can effectively enhance the mitigation effect of THPS at a low dosage.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Fei Xie, Jiahang Li, Tan Zou, Dan Wang, Ming Wu, Xiaoqing Sun
Summary: The experimental results indicate that under strong cathodic polarization potential and the presence of SRB, the SCC susceptibility of pipeline steel increases and the risk of hydrogen embrittlement rises.
CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Xiaojing Di, Haodan Pan, Maocheng Yan, Victor Malachy Udowo, Xiaoxu Li
Summary: The microbial corrosion of X60 pipeline steel in a groundwater environment containing mixed colonies of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) and iron-oxidizing bacteria (IOB) was investigated. The results show that both SRB and IOB significantly affect the electrochemical process of steel and have a synergistic effect on intensifying microbial proliferation and promoting corrosion.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS ENGINEERING AND PERFORMANCE
(2023)
Review
Microbiology
Peike Gao, Keyan Fan
Summary: Sulfur-oxidizing bacteria (SOB) and sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) are present in oilfield production systems and play important roles in the sulfur cycle of oil reservoirs. SRB, in particular, produce hydrogen sulfide which can have negative effects on oil production facilities and personnel safety. Effective control of SRB requires a better understanding of the microbial species involved and their interactions. This study identified SOB and SRB in oilfield brines and discussed the metabolic pathways and control methods related to sulfur oxidation and dissimilatory sulfate reduction.
ARCHIVES OF MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Electrochemistry
Lin Teng, Chuan He, Xin Pan, Chang Liu, Xu Chen
Summary: The study revealed that the growth cycle of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) and the cathodic potential have significant impacts on the cathodic protection efficiency of X70 pipeline steel in saltwater solution. The synergistic interaction between cathodic protection and SRB plays a key role in mitigating steel corrosion.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ELECTROCHEMICAL SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Zhihao Chen, Hanlin Shao, Ruonan Tang, Bin Gong, Bin Xu, Hanjie Ying, Wenzhong Yang
Summary: This study developed a novel type of nanocapsule with both bactericidal and corrosion inhibition functions. The nanocapsule utilized hollow mesoporous silica as the carrier, encapsulated with benzotriazole inhibitors, and sealed with metronidazole-loaded ZIF-8 nanovalve. The results showed that the nanocapsules exhibited excellent antimicrobial and corrosion inhibition performance, and could respond to sulfide ions in the environment.
ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Haoyuan Cai, Peng Wang, Dun Zhang, Yu Wang, Ee Li
Summary: S-2-responsive nanocontainers assembled with zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 onto hollow mesoporous silica nanoparticles can effectively prevent leakage of biocides and initiate release at higher S-2 concentrations. In an environment affected by sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB), the intelligent coating demonstrates optimal resistance to microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC).
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Ruiliang Liu, Nicolo Ivanovich, Chenyang Zhu, Yee Phan Yeo, Xiaogang Wang, Matteo Seita, Federico M. Lauro
Summary: This study investigates the effects of steel microstructure on its response to microbially influenced corrosion (MIC) in marine applications. Through analysis of low-carbon marine steel samples with varying grain sizes, it is found that the alloy's resistance to MIC decreases with increasing grain size. The study also reveals a significant effect of the local crystallographic orientation on the material's dissolution rate in artificial seawater.
MATERIALS & DESIGN
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Cheng Zhou, Geraldine W. N. Chia, James C. S. Ho, Alex S. Moreland, Thomas Seviour, Bo Liedberg, Atul N. Parikh, Staffan Kjelleberg, Jamie Hinks, Guillermo C. Bazan
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Evelina J. Y. Han, Kannan Palanisamy, Jamie Hinks, Stefan Wuertz
Article
Electrochemistry
Palanisamy Kannan, Prasanna Jogdeo, Abeed Fatima Mohidin, Pui Yi Yung, Carlo Santoro, Thomas Seviour, Jamie Hinks, Federico M. Lauro, Enrico Marsili
ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
(2019)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jingjing Guo, Geraldine W. N. Chia, Nikolay V. Berezhnoy, Amaury Cazenave-Gassiot, Staffan Kjelleberg, Jamie Hinks, Yuguang Mu, Thomas Seviour
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES
(2020)
Article
Microbiology
Gayatri Shankar Chilambi, Jamie Hinks, Artur Matysik, Xinyi Zhu, Pei Yi Choo, Xianghui Liu, Mary B. Chan-Park, Guillermo C. Bazan, Kimberly A. Kline, Scott A. Rice
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2020)
Review
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
B. J. Little, D. J. Blackwood, J. Hinks, F. M. Lauro, E. Marsili, A. Okamoto, S. A. Rice, S. A. Wade, H-C Flemming
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Cheng Zhou, James C. S. Ho, Geraldine W. N. Chia, Alex S. Moreland, Lin Ruan, Bo Liedberg, Staffan Kjelleberg, Jamie Hinks, Guillermo C. Bazan
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2020)
Article
Polymer Science
Ricardo Javier Vazquez, Samantha R. McCuskey, Glenn Quek, Yude Su, Luana Llanes, Jamie Hinks, Guillermo C. Bazan
Summary: In this study, a biocomposite comprising the water-soluble conjugated polyelectrolyte CPE-K and electrogenic Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 was shown to self-assemble on carbon paper electrodes, resulting in increased biocurrent extraction. The biocomposite on carbon paper outperformed its gold-coated counterparts in terms of biocurrent extraction.
MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Evelina Jing Ying Han, Lola Gonzalez Olias, Stefan Wuertz, Jamie Hinks
Summary: Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are an industrially important group of organisms. Recently, it has been discovered that LAB have the ability to perform extracellular electron transport (EET), which allows them to be detected using bioelectroanalytical detectors. This study demonstrates that Enterococcus faecalis, a LAB, can be rapidly and accurately detected using bioelectroanalytical methods, providing a new means of detecting industrially important microorganisms.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Nikolay Berezhnoy, Amaury Cazenave-Gassiot, Liang Gao, Juat Chin Foo, Shanshan Ji, Viduthalai Rasheedkhan Regina, Pui Khee Peggy Yap, Markus R. Wenk, Staffan Kjelleberg, Thomas William Seviour, Jamie Hinks
Summary: This study investigates the changes in lipid composition of Escherichia coli under different environmental conditions, particularly during growth phases and under stress. The researchers found that the cyclopropanation of fatty acyl chains plays a key role in lipid diversity, with a bias towards shorter chains. Additionally, the presence of ampicillin and chloramphenicol leads to an increase in saturated fatty acyl chains, affecting membrane properties and bacterial stress tolerance.
Article
Microbiology
Lan Li Wong, Sudarsan Mugunthan, Binu Kundukad, James Chin Shing Ho, Scott A. A. Rice, Jamie Hinks, Thomas Seviour, Atul N. N. Parikh, Staffan Kjelleberg
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Beng-Soon Teh, Yiik-Siang Hii, Jamie Hinks, Mohd Firdaus Abdul-Wahab, Sanjay Swarup
Summary: We report the complete genome sequence of Methylomonas sp. UP202 isolated from an urban waterway sediment in Singapore. The genome contains genes involved in methane, methanol, formaldehyde, and formate oxidation, as well as genes utilizing various nitrogen sources.
MICROBIOLOGY RESOURCE ANNOUNCEMENTS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Jingjing Guo, James C. S. Ho, Hokyun Chin, Alan E. Mark, Cheng Zhou, Staffan Kjelleberg, Bo Liedberg, Atul N. Parikh, Nam-Joon Cho, Jamie Hinks, Yuguang Mu, Thomas Seviour
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Geraldine W. N. Chia, Thomas Seviour, Staffan Kjelleberg, Jamie Hinks
Summary: The study demonstrated that using carotenoids such as lutein and zeaxanthin as molecular rivets can mitigate membrane damage caused by butanol and improve butanol tolerance in Escherichia coli. This has the potential to enhance the economics of microbial butanol production by reducing biomass loss and increasing cell viability during exposure to butanol.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE-NANO
(2021)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Shaofeng Zhou, Wenwen An, Cuifen Gan, Meiying Xu
Summary: Bacteria generate and release extracellular reactive oxygen species (eROS), which significantly contribute to the natural ROS pool and play a crucial role in metabolic interactions of bacteria with their environment. Understanding the behavior of eROS-generating bacteria and its environmental implications is of great importance in the cycling of biogeochemical elements, transformation of organic matter, and regulation of antibiotic resistance genes.
INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION
(2024)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Ji-Dong Gu, Tim Ford, Bryce Mitton, Ralph Mitchell
Summary: Plastics and microplastics are widely present and accumulating in the environment, leading to increasing public attention. In addition to packaging plastics, materials from industries such as electronics, space and aviation are also accumulating, but receiving less attention. The production of degradable and biodegradable plastics is seen as a way to reduce environmental impacts, but enhancing the non-degradability of functional polymers is also a feasible option. Microbial colonization and deterioration pose significant challenges to these materials.
INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION
(2024)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Justyna Bohacz, Michal Mozejko
Summary: This study evaluated the keratinolytic activity of 37 strains of Trichophyton ajelloi and found that pigmented strains isolated from loamy soil were more efficient in degrading native feather keratin, while non-pigmented strains isolated from chernozem showed better abilities. The keratinolytic activity increased over time, as evidenced by the increase in extracellular keratinase activity and release of soluble proteins and peptides. Protease activity peaked in the first 7 days and again on day 28 of culture. The release of ammonium and sulfate ions, associated with an increase in pH, reached its maximum on day 21. Three pigment-producing strains were among the most active in releasing large amounts of ammonium and sulfate ions. The biodegradation of feather waste by Trichophyton ajelloi strains can be used to produce fertilizers suitable for plants with high sulfur requirements.
INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION
(2024)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Joseph M. Suflita, Brenda J. Little
Summary: This article reviews the major achievements of the International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation Society (IBBS) on its 50th anniversary and provides recommendations for addressing new challenges and developments based on personal experiences.
INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION
(2024)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Zhenyan Lin, Tuo Jin, Xin Xu, Xiao Yin, Dan Zhang, Mengjiao Geng, Chunyu Pang, Gongwen Luo, Lizhi Xiong, Jianwei Peng, Jiangchi Fei
Summary: The incomplete recycle of residual mulch film (RMF) in recent years has led to an increase in plastic fragments in soil, posing a serious threat to the soil ecological environment. In this study, seven potential plastic-degrading microorganisms were screened and identified from film-mulched vegetable fields. The degradation ability experiments showed that both single strains and mixed strains demonstrated varying levels of degradation of RMF.
INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION
(2024)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Tiina Belt, Michael Altgen, Muhammad Awais, Martin Nopens, Lauri Rautkari
Summary: This study investigated the degradation of heat-treated wood by brown rot fungi and found that the decay increased the hygroscopicity of wood in the decaying state. Furthermore, it was observed that heat-treated samples were more susceptible to fungal decay compared to untreated samples, which may be related to the increase in moisture content.
INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION
(2024)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Marta Cicardi, Davide Bernasconi, Luca Martire, Linda Pastero, Giulia Caneva, Sergio E. Favero-Longo
Summary: This study investigated the phenomenon of Centimetric circular areas Uncolonized by Microbial Biofilms (CUMBs) on natural and heritage stone surfaces. The analysis revealed a compatibility in distribution and size between CUMBs and lichen thalli, suggesting a lichen origin for some CUMBs. Microscopic analysis also showed similar modifications in marble layers beneath CUMBs and lichens, indicating a possible alteration of stone properties by lichens.
INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION
(2024)
