Journal article
Corrosion inhibition of an aluminum alloy by environmentally derived microbial biofilms
Frontiers in microbiomes, Vol.4, 1675064
11/25/2025
DOI: 10.3389/frmbi.2025.1675064
Abstract
Microbial biofilms can influence corrosion outcomes on metal surfaces. Though past studies have largely focused on microbiologically induced corrosion, we report here that environmentally derived microbial communities can form biofilms that inhibit the corrosion of an aluminum alloy. Our findings point to the importance of complex microbial communities, which are more likely to be found on metals exposed to natural environments, in determining corrosion outcomes and highlight a potential role of microbial interactions in corrosion inhibition.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Corrosion inhibition of an aluminum alloy by environmentally derived microbial biofilms
- Creators
- Zachary T. Burton - Iowa State UniversityHan Liu - Iowa State UniversityNathan Stumme - University of IowaScott K. Shaw - University of IowaSteven Harris - Iowa State UniversitySimon Laflamme - Iowa State UniversityKaoru Ikuma - Iowa State University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Frontiers in microbiomes, Vol.4, 1675064
- DOI
- 10.3389/frmbi.2025.1675064
- ISSN
- 2813-4338
- eISSN
- 2813-4338
- Publisher
- FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
- Grant note
- Iowa Economic Development Authority: 24-IEC-001
The author(s) declare financial support was received for the research and/or publication of this article. This work was supported in part by the Iowa Economic Development Authority (grant 24-IEC-001).
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/25/2025
- Academic Unit
- Chemistry
- Record Identifier
- 9985035041802771
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