Microbes and Biofouling

Microorganisms pervade our environment and readily invade industrial systems wherever conditions permit. These agents flourish in a wide 

In order to influence either the initiation or the rate of corrosion in the field, microorganisms usually must become intimately associated with the corroding surface. In most cases, they become attached to the metal surface in the form of either a thin, distributed film or a discrete 

Classification of microorganisms. Microorganisms are first categorized according to oxygen tolerance. There are  

Strictly anaerobic environments are quite rare in nature, but strict anaerobes are commonly found flourishing within anaerobic microenvironments in highly aerated systems. Another way of classifying organisms is according to their metabolism  

A third way of classifying bacteria is by shape. These shapes are predictable when organisms are grown under well-defined laboratory conditions. In natural environments, however, shape is often determined by growth conditions rather than by pedigree. Examples of shapes are 

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