Marine prosthecate bacteria involved in the ennoblement of stainless steel

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作者
Baker, PW
Ito, K
Watanabe, K
机构
[1] Marine Biotechnol Inst, Appl Microbiol Lab, Kamaishi, Iwate 0260001, Japan
[2] Nippon Steel Corp Ltd, Tech Dev Bur, Chiba 2938511, Japan
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10.1046/j.1462-2920.2003.00489.x
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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Ennoblement, a phenomenon in which open-circuit potential is elevated to a noble value, triggers metal corrosion in the environment and is considered to be biologically catalysed. This study investigated the involvement of marine microorganisms in the ennoblement of stainless steel coupons in sea water pumped from Kamaishi Bay. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed significant attachment of prosthecate bacteria on the surfaces of stainless steel coupons in the course of ennoblement. In denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) analyses of polymerase chain reaction-amplified bacterial 16S rDNA fragments, several major bands were detected from the surface of the ennobled coupons, including those affiliated with the alpha and gamma subclasses of the Proteobacteria. After these observations, bacterial strains were isolated from the surface of the ennobled coupon. The 16S rDNA analysis revealed that a bacterial isolate (designated PWB3) corresponded to a major DGGE band representing an alpha-Proteobacterial population; a database analysis showed that its closest relative was Rhodobium spp., albeit with low homology (approximate to 89%). SEM indicated that this bacterium was a prosthecate bacterium that was morphologically similar to those observed on the ennobled coupons. In pure culture of strain PWB3, stainless steel coupons were ennobled when the culture was supplemented with MnCl2. Manganese was recovered from the surface of the ennobled coupons after treatment with a reducing agent. These results suggest that the attachment of manganese-oxidizing prosthecate bacteria triggered the ennoblement of stainless steel in Kamaishi Bay sea water.
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