Substratum‐Associated Microbiota

Furey, Paula; Liess, Antonia; Lee, Sylvia

doi:10.2175/106143017x15023776270610

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“…The challenging conditions to microbes found in marine environments favor their aggregation and adhesion to both natural and man-made surfaces. Numerous compounds accumulate on submerged surfaces and biogenic particles consist mainly of carbon rich skeletal remains of e.g., planktonic organisms (Costerton et al, 1995;Dang and Lovell, 2016;Furey et al, 2017). These compounds may be used by bacteria as e.g., carbon and energy sources, micronutrients, and electron donors/acceptors in metabolic reactions.…”

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Marine Biofilms: A Successful Microbial Strategy With Economic Implications

2018

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Bacteria and other microorganisms have evolved an ingenious form of life, where they cooperate and improve their chances of survival when subjected to environmental stress, called biofilms. In these communities of adhered cells, bacteria are protected by a matrix of extracellular polymeric substances that provide protection against e.g., temperature and pH fluctuations, UV exposure, changes in salinity, depletion of nutrients, antimicrobial compounds, and predation. Their success in marine environments and the number of bacterial cells in the sea, allow them to colonize nearly all man-made surfaces in contact with seawater. The costs to maritime transport, aquaculture, oil and gas industries, desalination plants and other industries are significant which has led to the development of various strategies to prevent biofilm formation and cleaning of infected surfaces. In this review, the benefits for bacterial cells to live in biofilms and the consequences to human activities are discussed.

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Marine Biofilms: A Successful Microbial Strategy With Economic Implications

2018

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“…Both the extracellular adhesive substances and the roughness of the steel surface help to trap more particles and organisms [2], protecting them against environmental stresses, including: desiccation; changes in temperature, pH predators, and toxins (in 10 to 1000 times higher concentrations); UV exposure; and facilitating the capture of necessary nutrients (thanks to the polymer gel matrix in which they are embedded) [45]. This access to nutrients and organic molecules is probably the main advantage that bacteria within biofilms have [3,46,47]. Once established on the metal, the marine biofilm rapidly colonizes surfaces such as stainless steel, accelerating their corrosion [48].…”

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Use of Nanotechnology to Mitigate Biofouling in Stainless Steel Devices Used in Food Processing, Healthcare, and Marine Environments

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Vargas‐Gutiérrez

Silva

2022

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In humid environments, the formation of biofilms and microfouling are known to be the detrimental processes that first occur on stainless steel surfaces. This is known as biofouling. Subsequently, the conditions created by metabolites and the activity of organisms trigger corrosion of the metal and accelerate corrosion locally, causing a deterioration in, and alterations to, the performance of devices made of stainless steel. The microorganisms which thus affect stainless steel are mainly algae and bacteria. Within the macroorganisms that then damage the steel, mollusks and crustaceans are the most commonly observed. The aim of this review was to identify the mechanisms involved in biofouling on stainless steel and to evaluate the research done on preventing or mitigating this problem using nanotechnology in humid environments in three areas of human activity: food manufacturing, the implantation of medical devices, and infrastructure in marine settings. Of these protective processes that modify the steel surfaces, three approaches were examined: the use of inorganic nanoparticles; the use of polymeric coatings; and, finally, the generation of nanotextures.

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Emphasis on the Devastating Impacts of Microbial Biofilms in Oil and Gas Facilities

Omran

Abdel-Salam

2020

A New Era for Microbial Corrosion Mitigation Using Nanotechnology

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Substratum‐Associated Microbiota

Cited by 5 publications

References 72 publications

Marine Biofilms: A Successful Microbial Strategy With Economic Implications

Marine Biofilms: A Successful Microbial Strategy With Economic Implications

Use of Nanotechnology to Mitigate Biofouling in Stainless Steel Devices Used in Food Processing, Healthcare, and Marine Environments

Emphasis on the Devastating Impacts of Microbial Biofilms in Oil and Gas Facilities

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