Does rusting of iron commonly involve bacteria?

Subject: Does rusting of iron commonly involve bacteria?

Date: Thu Jan 16 22:59:32 1997
Posted by: william beaty
Grade level: nonaligned
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City: seattle State/Province: wa
Country: us
Area of science: Cell Biology
Message ID: 853477172.Cb

Message:

Does rusting of iron commonly involve bacteria?
And will rusting be noticeably slower in a sterile environment?
I recall reading something about this a couple of years back, but
don't recall any details.

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