Efflorescences lead to damage in the porous structure ... deterioration. These three processes are characteristic of biodeterioration and confirm that the isolated bacteria are actively involved ...

"We have learned that iron-oxidizing bacteria that produce rust are widespread on these shipwrecks, causing corrosion and deterioration of the wreck-site. These microbes are more abundant in areas ...

Nearly 13,125ft (4,000m) beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, salt corrosion and metal-eating bacteria have worn away parts of the liner's structure ... said the deterioration of the ...

A new look at the Titanic reveals that the ship is being lost to the sea and is slowly succumbing to metal-eating ... sunken vessel say bacteria and salt are causing rapid deterioration of the ...

For the first time in 14 years, divers traveled to the Titanic's final resting place, where they found the storied ship is being devoured by metal ... bacteria, so the reason that the ...

The wreckage of the Titanic is quickly decaying beneath the ocean’s surface as metal-eating bacteria ... are natural types of bacteria, so the reason that the deterioration process ends up ...

"That whole deck hole on that side is collapsing taking with it the staterooms, and the deterioration is going to continue advancing.” The team noted salt corrosion, metal-eating bacteria and ...

A new look at the Titanic reveals that the ship is being lost to the sea and is slowly succumbing to metal-eating ... sunken vessel say bacteria and salt are causing rapid deterioration of the ...

"That whole deck hole on that side is collapsing taking with it the staterooms, and the deterioration is going to continue advancing.” The team noted salt corrosion, metal-eating bacteria and ...