API or proprietary test-kits presently used for the detection of bacteria involved in microbial corrosion are designed for specific detection of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB). It was recently shown that other sulfidogenic bacteria such as thiosulfate-reducing bacteria (TRB) are also involved in the corrosion of carbon steel. Since these bacteria cannot be detected by SRB test-kits, a new kit was developed for TRB detection, and validated in field trials.

Subject
Hydrogen sulfide, Water, Materials, Bacterial growth, Biocide treatment, Corrosion detection, Desulfovibrio desulfuricans, Thiosulfate, Salinity, Desulfovibrio, Bacteria, Oilfields, Microbial corrosion
Keywords:
microbially induced corrosion, sulfate-reducing bacteria, thiosulfate-reducing bacteria, test-kits
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1997
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