Kip Nardy, van Veen Johannes A
Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Wageningen, The Netherlands.
ISME J. 2015 Mar;9(3):542-51. doi: 10.1038/ismej.2014.169. Epub 2014 Sep 26.
Corrosion is the result of a series of chemical, physical and (micro) biological processes leading to the deterioration of materials such as steel and stone. It is a world-wide problem with great societal and economic consequences. Current corrosion control strategies based on chemically produced products are under increasing pressure of stringent environmental regulations. Furthermore, they are rather inefficient. Therefore, there is an urgent need for environmentally friendly and sustainable corrosion control strategies. The mechanisms of microbially influenced corrosion and microbially influenced corrosion inhibition are not completely understood, because they cannot be linked to a single biochemical reaction or specific microbial species or groups. Corrosion is influenced by the complex processes of different microorganisms performing different electrochemical reactions and secreting proteins and metabolites that can have secondary effects. Information on the identity and role of microbial communities that are related to corrosion and corrosion inhibition in different materials and in different environments is scarce. As some microorganisms are able to both cause and inhibit corrosion, we pay particular interest to their potential role as corrosion-controlling agents. We show interesting interfaces in which scientists from different disciplines such as microbiology, engineering and art conservation can collaborate to find solutions to the problems caused by corrosion.
腐蚀是一系列化学、物理和（微观）生物过程导致钢铁和石材等材料劣化的结果。它是一个全球性问题，具有重大的社会和经济后果。当前基于化学制品的腐蚀控制策略正面临着日益严格的环境法规的压力。此外，它们效率相当低下。因此，迫切需要环保且可持续的腐蚀控制策略。微生物影响腐蚀和微生物影响缓蚀的机制尚未完全明了，因为它们无法与单一的生化反应或特定的微生物种类或群体联系起来。腐蚀受到不同微生物进行不同电化学反应以及分泌可能产生次生效应的蛋白质和代谢产物的复杂过程的影响。关于不同材料和不同环境中与腐蚀及缓蚀相关的微生物群落的身份和作用的信息匮乏。由于一些微生物既能引发腐蚀又能抑制腐蚀，我们特别关注它们作为腐蚀控制剂的潜在作用。我们展示了一些有趣的交叉领域，微生物学、工程学和文物保护等不同学科的科学家可以在此合作，以找到解决腐蚀所造成问题的方法。
