Microbial mediated deterioration of reinforced concrete structures

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 748-754

  Wei, Shiping ^a,b   Sanchez, Mauricio ^c   Trejo, David ^d   Gillis, Chris ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

^d Oregon State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bridge supports; Concrete deterioration; Enrichment culture; FISH; Thiomonas perometabolis

Indexed keywords

16S RDNA SEQUENCE; ACID CORROSION; ACIDOPHILIC BACTERIA; BRIDGE SUPPORTS; CEMENT SAMPLE; CONCRETE COMPONENTS; CONCRETE DETERIORATION; CONCRETE SAMPLES; ENERGY SOURCE; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; FLUORESCENT IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTERMEDIA; ISOLATED STRAINS; MICROBIAL CELLS; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; PURE CULTURE; REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES; SEMI-CONTINUOUS; SEWER PIPELINES; STRONG ACIDS; SULFUR OXIDIZING BACTERIA; THIOMONAS PEROMETABOLIS; TOTAL COUNTS; WEIGHT LOSS;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIODEGRADATION; DETERIORATION; PH EFFECTS; REINFORCED CONCRETE; SULFUR; SULFURIC ACID; WATER LEVELS;

CELL CULTURE;

ACIDOPHILY; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; CORROSION; ENERGY RESOURCE; INOCULATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PH; PIPELINE; REINFORCED CONCRETE; SEWER NETWORK; SULFURIC ACID;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); THIOMONAS; THIOMONAS INTERMEDIA; THIOMONAS PEROMETABOLIS;

EID: 78149465863     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2010.09.001     Document Type: Article

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