• Kooli, Wafa M.
• Sereda, Olha
• Shakya, Migun
• Davenport, Karen W.
• Mcmurry, Kim
• Vernudachi, Alexandre
• Rufener, Lucien
• Junier, Pilar
• Lienhard, Reto
• Perret, Jean-Luc
• Junier, Thomas
• Chain, Patrick S.
• Monachon, Mathilde
• Joseph, Edith
• Marozau, Ivan
• Monrouzeau, Teddy
• Gleasner, Cheryl D.
• Vaideeswaran, Kaushik

Abstract

<jats:p>Microbiology can greatly help in the quest for a sustainable solution to the problem of iron corrosion, which causes important economic losses in a wide range of fields, including the protection of cultural heritage and building materials. Using bacteria to transform reactive and unstable corrosion products into more-stable compounds represents a promising approach. The overall aim of this study was to develop a method for the conservation and restoration of corroded iron items, starting from the isolation of iron-reducing bacteria from natural environments. This resulted in the identification of a suitable candidate (<jats:italic>Aeromonas</jats:italic>sp. strain CU5) that mediates the formation of desirable minerals at the surfaces of the objects. This led to the proof of concept of an application method on real objects.</jats:p>

Topics

• mineral
• surface
• compound
• corrosion
• reactive
• iron