2024-04-09
Microbial corrosion of metals: The corrosion microbiome
Changing environmental conditions may alter the composition of the microbial community, possibly favoring the growth of microbes that are less corrosive. For example, after 4 months of nitrate addition, the number and activity of sulfate-reducing bacteria in biofilm samples were substantially reduced (Thorstenson et al., 2002). This was accompanied by an increase in nitrate reducing bacteria.