Frontiers in Microbiology (Oct 2021)
Gene Sets and Mechanisms of Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria Biofilm Formation and Quorum Sensing With Impact on Corrosion
- Abhilash Kumar Tripathi,
- Abhilash Kumar Tripathi,
- Payal Thakur,
- Payal Thakur,
- Priya Saxena,
- Priya Saxena,
- Shailabh Rauniyar,
- Shailabh Rauniyar,
- Vinoj Gopalakrishnan,
- Vinoj Gopalakrishnan,
- Ram Nageena Singh,
- Ram Nageena Singh,
- Venkataramana Gadhamshetty,
- Venkataramana Gadhamshetty,
- Venkataramana Gadhamshetty,
- Venkataramana Gadhamshetty,
- Etienne Z. Gnimpieba,
- Etienne Z. Gnimpieba,
- Etienne Z. Gnimpieba,
- Bharat K. Jasthi,
- Bharat K. Jasthi,
- Bharat K. Jasthi,
- Rajesh Kumar Sani,
- Rajesh Kumar Sani,
- Rajesh Kumar Sani,
- Rajesh Kumar Sani,
- Rajesh Kumar Sani
Affiliations
- Abhilash Kumar Tripathi
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD, United States
- Abhilash Kumar Tripathi
- 2-Dimensional Materials for Biofilm Engineering, Science and Technology, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD, United States
- Payal Thakur
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD, United States
- Payal Thakur
- Data Driven Material Discovery Center for Bioengineering Innovation, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD, United States
- Priya Saxena
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD, United States
- Priya Saxena
- Data Driven Material Discovery Center for Bioengineering Innovation, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD, United States
- Shailabh Rauniyar
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD, United States
- Shailabh Rauniyar
- 2-Dimensional Materials for Biofilm Engineering, Science and Technology, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD, United States
- Vinoj Gopalakrishnan
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD, United States
- Vinoj Gopalakrishnan
- Data Driven Material Discovery Center for Bioengineering Innovation, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD, United States
- Ram Nageena Singh
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD, United States
- Ram Nageena Singh
- 2-Dimensional Materials for Biofilm Engineering, Science and Technology, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD, United States
- Venkataramana Gadhamshetty
- 2-Dimensional Materials for Biofilm Engineering, Science and Technology, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD, United States
- Venkataramana Gadhamshetty
- Data Driven Material Discovery Center for Bioengineering Innovation, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD, United States
- Venkataramana Gadhamshetty
- BuG ReMeDEE Consortium, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD, United States
- Venkataramana Gadhamshetty
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD, United States
- Etienne Z. Gnimpieba
- 2-Dimensional Materials for Biofilm Engineering, Science and Technology, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD, United States
- Etienne Z. Gnimpieba
- Data Driven Material Discovery Center for Bioengineering Innovation, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD, United States
- Etienne Z. Gnimpieba
- Biomedical Engineering Program, University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, SD, United States
- Bharat K. Jasthi
- 2-Dimensional Materials for Biofilm Engineering, Science and Technology, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD, United States
- Bharat K. Jasthi
- Data Driven Material Discovery Center for Bioengineering Innovation, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD, United States
- Bharat K. Jasthi
- Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD, United States
- Rajesh Kumar Sani
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD, United States
- Rajesh Kumar Sani
- 2-Dimensional Materials for Biofilm Engineering, Science and Technology, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD, United States
- Rajesh Kumar Sani
- Data Driven Material Discovery Center for Bioengineering Innovation, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD, United States
- Rajesh Kumar Sani
- BuG ReMeDEE Consortium, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD, United States
- Rajesh Kumar Sani
- Composite and Nanocomposite Advanced Manufacturing Centre–Biomaterials, Rapid City, SD, United States
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.754140
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 12
Abstract
Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) have a unique ability to respire under anaerobic conditions using sulfate as a terminal electron acceptor, reducing it to hydrogen sulfide. SRB thrives in many natural environments (freshwater sediments and salty marshes), deep subsurface environments (oil wells and hydrothermal vents), and processing facilities in an industrial setting. Owing to their ability to alter the physicochemical properties of underlying metals, SRB can induce fouling, corrosion, and pipeline clogging challenges. Indigenous SRB causes oil souring and associated product loss and, subsequently, the abandonment of impacted oil wells. The sessile cells in biofilms are 1,000 times more resistant to biocides and induce 100-fold greater corrosion than their planktonic counterparts. To effectively combat the challenges posed by SRB, it is essential to understand their molecular mechanisms of biofilm formation and corrosion. Here, we examine the critical genes involved in biofilm formation and microbiologically influenced corrosion and categorize them into various functional categories. The current effort also discusses chemical and biological methods for controlling the SRB biofilms. Finally, we highlight the importance of surface engineering approaches for controlling biofilm formation on underlying metal surfaces.
Keywords
- sulfate reducing bacteria
- biofilm
- microbiologically influenced corrosion
- comparative genomics
- biocides
- 2D-materials
