Abstract

Sulfate-reducing bacterium Desulfovibrio vulgaris promoted the microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) of CoCrFeMnNi high entropy alloy (HEA) and led to pitting corrosion. D. vulgaris caused the formation of metal sulfides and thinning of passive film. The corrosion resistance decreased, and pit depths increased when the carbon source reduced to 40%. The relative expression of hydrogenase genes hydA and hydB in the biofilms under 40% carbon source significantly increased, indicating that the indirect electron transfer mediated by 2H+/H2 might play an important role in promoting the HEA MIC by D. vulgaris under starvation.

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