Biodeterioration
of
Other
Materials -
Virtually
no
material
is
immune
or
totally
resistant
to
attack
by
microorganisms.
Metals
used
in
marine
environments
or
the
walls
of
the
fuel
tanks
of
jet
aircraft
are
susceptible
to
microbial
corrosion.
Pitting
and
scaling
of
the
metal
occurs
beneath
heavy,
slimy
growths
of
hydrocarbon
utilizing
bacteria
such
as
species
of
Pseudomonas
and
Desulfovibrio.
