ArticleMicrobiology spectrum2023
Field testing of an enzymatic quorum quencher coating additive to reduce biocorrosion of steel.
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- The immune-microbe-metal triad: a vicious cycle driving biomaterial corrosion in the oral inflammatory microenvironment.Bioactive materials · 2027Review
- Enzymatic quorum quenching alters the phyllosphere microbiome and suppresses a bacterial-induced plant disease.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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importanceBiocorrosion severely affects the maritime transportation industry by destroying port infrastructure and increasing fuel usage and the time and cost required to maintain transport vessels. Current solutions are partly satisfactory, and the antifouling coating still largely depends on biocide-containing products that are harmful to the environment. The importance of microbial signaling in biofouling and biocorrosion is not elucidated. We here take advantage of a highly stable lactonase that can interfere with N-acyl homoserine lactone-based quorum sensing and remain active in a coating base. The observed results show that an enzyme-containing coating can reduce biocorrosion over 21 months in the field. It also reveals subtle changes in the abundance of surface microbes, including sulfate-reducing bacteria. This work may contribute to pave the way for strategies pertaining to surface microbiome changes to reduce biocorrosion.
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