# What kind of bacteria eat iron and steel?

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**Created:** [June 22, 2023, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-bacteria-eat-iron-and-steel/985935 "2023-06-22T12:18:11Z")\
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> [@Ruken](#):
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> I feel like we had a thread on how much “blood of my enemies” it would take to forge a sword.

You mean like this one?

> [@Smelting blood into iron?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smelting-blood-into-iron/743693):
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> Is it possible to smelt blood into usable iron? How many gallons of blood would it take to make a broadsword?

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