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| Author(s): |
Bárbara Pereira da Silva
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | São Paulo. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas (ICB/SDI) |
| Defense date: | 2011-07-13 |
| Examining board members: |
Fabiana Fantinatti Garboggini;
Suzete Aparecida Lanza Destefano;
Marcelo Palma Sircili
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| Advisor: | Fabiana Fantinatti Garboggini |
| Abstract | |
Metallic corrosion is a problem that affects the world economy, being responsible for the increased costs of generating, transmission and distribution of electricity and can be influenced by microbial activities, leading to inhibition or acceleration of the process. This study aimed to isolate and identify bacteria associated with corrosion processes in metallic structures of power transmission towers, as well as evaluating the resistance of these bacteria to different heavy metals, in order to select microorganisms with potential for biorremediation. The taxonomic identification of the isolates of bacteria associated with metallic elements was performed by phylogenetic analysis of partial sequences of 16S ribosomal RNA gene, resulting in 101 bacteria distributed in eight genera: Lysinibacillus, Serratia, Stenotrophomonas, Pseudomonas, Exiguobacterium, Chryseobacterium, Bacillus and Acinetobacter. All genera were resistant to more than one metal. Chromium and mercury were the metals that least and most affected the growth of isolates, respectively. (AU) | |