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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Mixed community biofilms and microbially influenced corrosion

Enrico Marsili A E , Staffan Kjelleberg A B C and Scott A Rice A C D
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A Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

B School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

C School of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

D ithree Institute, The University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

E Email: enrico.marsili1@gmail.com

Microbiology Australia 39(3) 152-157 https://doi.org/10.1071/MA18046
Published: 10 August 2018

Abstract

Metals are used in most marine infrastructures for energy extraction and production. Metal corrosion is a serious concern, due to the environmental, safety, and replacement costs associated with it. Microbially influenced corrosion (MIC) contributes to the overall corrosion process, through several chemical, electrochemical and biochemical mechanisms, particularly in the presence of microbial biofilms. In this short article, we discuss briefly recent advances in MIC research, comparing corrosion in single species and mixed species biofilms, and outline possible strategies for biofilm and corrosion control.


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