Does qPCR Detect Dead Bacteria After Biocide Treatment? | MICBUSTERS
Does qPCR Detect Dead Bacteria After Biocide Treatment? | MICBUSTERS Home / Knowledge / Biocide verification with qPCR MICBUSTERS biocide verification guide Does qPCR Detect Dead Microorganisms After Biocide Treatment? A biocide can kill a sulfate-reducing population within hours, yet a standard DNA-based qPCR result from the same sample may barely change. That is not […]
How to Sample and Interpret MicC and MicH qPCR
How to Sample and Interpret MicC and MicH qPCR MICBUSTERS field workflow How to Sample and Interpret MicC and MicH qPCR Results A sophisticated biomarker cannot rescue an unrepresentative sample. MicC and MicH become useful only when the sampling location, matrix, denominator, controls, timing and reporting limit are aligned with the corrosion question. Published: 14 […]
MicH vs mcrA for Methanogenic MIC | qPCR Guide
MicH vs mcrA for Methanogenic MIC | qPCR Guide MICBUSTERS target-selection guide MicH vs mcrA: Which qPCR Target Identifies Methanogenic MIC Risk? A high methanogen or mcrA result does not automatically indicate corrosive methanogens. MicH was developed to ask a narrower question: is selected DNA associated with a special extracellular hydrogenase mechanism represented in the […]
MicC vs dsrAB for MIC and Sulfate Reduction | Guide
MicC vs dsrAB for MIC and Sulfate Reduction | Guide MICBUSTERS target-selection guide MicC vs dsrAB: Which qPCR Target Answers Your MIC Question? A positive dsrAB result and a positive MicC result should not be reported as the same biological finding. One addresses broad sulfur-reduction potential within assay coverage; the other addresses a narrower, cytochrome-associated […]
What Is the MicH Biomarker in Methanogenic MIC?
What Is the MicH Biomarker in Methanogenic MIC? MICBUSTERS biomarker explained What Is the MicH Biomarker in Methanogenic MIC? Methanogens are common in anoxic oilfield systems, but their presence does not automatically mean methanogenic MIC. MicH narrows the question by targeting a specialised hydrogenase gene associated in published studies with corrosive methanogenic biofilms. Published: 14 […]
What Is the MicC Biomarker in MIC? | MICBUSTERS
What Is the MicC Biomarker in MIC? | MICBUSTERS MICBUSTERS biomarker explained What Is the MicC Biomarker in Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion? MicC is not another name for all sulfate-reducing bacteria. It is an emerging, mechanism-oriented qPCR biomarker built around a multi-heme c-type cytochrome gene found in a conserved cluster associated with selected, severely corrosive sulfate-reducing […]
MicC and MicH Biomarkers for MIC | Field qPCR Guide
MicC and MicH Biomarkers for MIC | Field qPCR Guide MICBUSTERS mechanism-oriented biomarker guide MicC and MicH Biomarkers for MIC: From Corrosion Mechanisms to Field qPCR Broad microbial counts can show that microorganisms are present, but they often cannot distinguish an ordinary oilfield biofilm from one carrying a specific corrosion-associated mechanism. micC and micH narrow […]
Why Monitor MicC and MicH in Upstream Oil & Gas?
Why Monitor MicC and MicH in Upstream Oil & Gas? MICBUSTERS upstream monitoring guide Why Monitor MicC and MicH in Upstream Oil and Gas Systems? Upstream production systems provide exactly the conditions that make MIC hard to manage: complex water chemistry, long networks, intermittent access, water hold-up, deposits, changing flow and treatment programmes. MicC and […]
MIC Pitting vs Average Corrosion Rate: Why Localised Attack Matters
MICBUSTERS integrity guide · localised corrosion MIC Pitting vs Average Corrosion Rate: Why Localised Attack Matters A specimen can lose relatively little total mass while one small area penetrates much more deeply. Because MIC is shaped by heterogeneous biofilms, deposits and chemistry, average weight loss and maximum pit depth should never be treated as interchangeable. […]
EET-MIC Under Carbon Starvation: What Can Functional qPCR Show?
MICBUSTERS functional-gene guide · EET-MIC EET-MIC Under Carbon Starvation: What Can Functional qPCR Show? Carbon limitation can make metal-associated electron acquisition a more important survival strategy in some biofilms. Functional qPCR can test whether selected genetic capabilities are present—but it cannot directly observe electrons moving from steel. Published: 31 August 2026 · Reading time: approximately […]