Analysis of Bacterial Community Composition of Corroded Steel Immersed in Sanya and Xiamen Seawaters in China via Method of Illumina MiSeq Sequencing

Metal corrosion is of worldwide concern because it is the cause of major economic losses, and because it creates significant safety issues. The mechanism of the corrosion process, as influenced by bacteria, has been studied extensively. However, the bacterial communities that create the biofilms tha...

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Main Authors: Xiaohong Li, Jizhou Duan, Hui Xiao, Yongqian Li, Haixia Liu, Fang Guan, Xiaofan Zhai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
MIC
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01737/full