Microbial Corrosion of API 5L X-70 Carbon Steel by ATCC 7757 and Consortium of Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">ATCC 7757 SRB’s bacteria</td><td align="center">Corrosion rate (mm/yr)</td><td align="center">Sg. Ular SRB’s bacteria</td><td align="center">Corrosion rate (mm/yr)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Sterile (without bacteria)</td><td align="center">0.0507 ± 0.013</td><td align="center">Sterile (without bacteria) </td><td align="center">0.0346 ± 0.010</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Inoculated</td><td align="center">0.2530 ± 0.040</td><td align="center">Inoculated </td><td align="center">0.2017 ± 0.032</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Comparison of corrosion rate for ATCC 7757 and isolated SRB (Sg. Ular) inoculated at 37°C for 30 days.

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Table 1: Microbial Corrosion of API 5L X-70 Carbon Steel by ATCC 7757 and Consortium of Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria 