Rusticle

Rusticle [ ɹʌstɪkɫ ] is a portmanteau of Engl. rust " rust" and icicle " icicles ", that literally means "rust pin ". It is the English name for structures of eisenzersetzenden bacteria (iron bacteria) are formed in the deep sea of objects made ​​of steel or wrought iron. Mainly that term is used in old shipwrecks with a wait time of over 100 years. It formed at the large wrecks, eiszapfenähnliche structure - the most famous being the dropping figures on the Titanic. Scientists expect that the Titanic is " eaten up" in the next 80 to 100 years to form Rusticles.

Swell

• Wells, W.; Man, H. ( 1997): Microbiology and formation of rusticles from the RMS Titanic. Resource and Environmental Biotechnology 1 (4 ), pp. 271-281.

• Bacteriology
• Portmanteau