Isolation of Microorganisms from Antarctic Soils and Their Use as Possible Corrosion Inhibitors

In this study microorganisms from Antarctic soils were isolated using different selective nutrient media. The soils were collected from different habitats of Livingston Island. The microorganisms were isolated and purified to pure culture. The isolated microorganisms were micro-morphologically and macromorphologically characterized. The results obtained suggested that despite the extreme Antarctic environment the diversity of soil microorganisms was considerably high. Some of the isolated microorganisms were able to protect corrosion. The effect of the studied microorganisms on the corrosive stability of steel samples was studied by micrometer method. The corrosive activity was confirmed by microscopic pictures of the treated steel samples.