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Simultaneous Interferometric Measurement of Corrosive or Demineralizing Bacteria and Their Mineral Interfaces

Authors: M S Waters; M Y El-Naggar; L Hsu; C A Sturm; A Luttge; F E Udwadia; D G Cvitkovitch; S D Goodman; K H Nealson; UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES
Abstract:
Here, we report simultaneous surface profile measurements of several bacterial species involved in microbially influenced corrosion and their solid-surface interfaces by using vertical scanning interferometry. The capacity to nondestructively quantify microscale topographic changes beneath a single bacterium without its removal offers a unique opportunity to examine in vivo microbe-surface interactions.

Limitations: APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
Description: Journal article
Pages: 6
Report Date: Mar 2009
Contract Number: N00014-06-1-0115 N000140610115
Report Number: A323315
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