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Biodeterioration Risk Assessment in Libraries by Airborne Fungal Spores [PDF]
Journal of FungiFungal growth on cellulose-based materials in libraries can have detrimental effects on books and documents. This biodeterioration affects their physical, chemical, and esthetical characteristics.
Yiniva Camargo-Caicedo +4 more
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Conventional and innovative approaches to black fungi control for stone heritage preservation. [PDF]
IUBMB LifeAbstract Black Meristematic Fungi (BMF) are characterized by a thick melanized cell wall and an isodiametric cellular expansion. BMF represent one of the most damaging groups of microorganisms causing the deterioration of outdoor exposed stone monuments mainly due to the formation of dark spots and patches leading to the darkening of their surface ...
Celi D, Marvasi M, Perito B.
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Drenched Pages: A Primer on Wet Books [PDF]
BiologyMolds readily grow on wet books, documents, and other library materials where they ruin them chemically, mechanically, and aesthetically. Poor maintenance of libraries, failures of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems, roof leaks ...
Islam El Jaddaoui +3 more
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Effect of relative humidity on biodeterioration of poultry feed and ochratoxin A production by Penicillium species [PDF]
Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2016 Biodeterioration of poultry feed by fungal load due to improper storage is a major concern. The present investigation was carried out to determine the effect of relative humidity (RH) on biodeterioration of poultry feed, biochemical changes and ...
V. Koteswara Rao +5 more
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Insight into the microbial diversity and community in the sacrificial pits of Sanxingdui site (Sichuan, China) [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyIntroductionThe Sanxingdui site (Sichuan, China) is the typical representative of the ancient Shu culture, which lasts from the late Neolithic to early Western Zhou.
Ruru Chen +4 more
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Biodeterioration of pre-treated polypropylene by Aspergillus terreus and Engyodontium album
npj Materials Degradation, 2023 Polypropylene (PP) has raised severe environmental issues concerning its non-degradability, with a current recycling rate of only 1%. This current study utilises Aspergillus terreus ATCC 20542 and Engyodontium album BRIP 61534a to break down PP while ...
A. F. Samat, D. Carter, A. Abbas
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Nature Communications, 2021 Phenotypically tolerant, persister bacterial subpopulations can survive transient antibiotic treatment and facilitate resistance evolution. Here, Nordholt et al. show that E.
Niclas Nordholt +3 more
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Microorganisms, 2023 Concrete is the most utilized construction material worldwide. In the marine environment, it is subject to chemical degradation through reactions with chloride (the most important ion), and sulfate and magnesium ions in seawater, and to biodeterioration ...
C. Gaylarde, B. Ortega-Morales
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Antimicrobial Activity of L-Lysine and Poly-L-Lysine with Pulsed Electric Fields
Applied Sciences, 2021 For the first time, the possibility to use L-lysine (Lys) and poly-L-lysine (PLL) as additives with pulsed electric fields (PEF) for antimicrobial treatment is reported.
Jurgita Švedienė +6 more
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