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BACTERIE REDUCTRICE SULFATES [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geochemistry
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
  • Deterioration of Metals
DEF

The bacteria that digest sulfate present in water to cause the release of hydrogen sulfide. Hydrogen sulfide, in turn, combines with iron to form iron sulfide, a troublesome scale.

CONT

The common types of bacteria ... create local conditions favourable to the growth of ferruginous and sulphate-reducing bacteria.

CONT

sulphate-reducing bacteria (SRB) [are] the most common cause of MIC [microbiologically influenced corrosion].

OBS

bacteria: term rarely used in the singular (bacterium).

Key term(s)
  • sulphate-reducing bacterium
  • sulfate-reducing bacterium

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géochimie
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
  • Traitement des eaux
  • Altération des métaux
CONT

Les bactéries communes [...] créent localement des conditions de vie favorables au développement des bactéries ferrugineuses et sulfatoréductrices.

CONT

[les] bactéries réductrices de sulfates [...] sont la cause la plus fréquente de la corrosion influencée par les micro-organismes.

OBS

bactéries sulfatoréductrices; bactéries réductrices de sulfates : termes rarement utilisés au singulier(bactérie sulfatoréductrice; bactérie réductrice de sulfates).

Key term(s)
  • bactérie sulfatoréductrice
  • bactérie réductrice de sulfates

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