The use of fatty acid methyl ester analysis (FAME) for the identification of heterotrophic bacteria present on three mural paintings showing severe damage by microorganisms

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 55-62

  Heyrman, J ^a   Mergaert, J ^a   Denys, R ^a   Swings, J ^a  

^a Fysiologie M   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biodeterioration; Fatty acid methyl ester analysis; Heterotrophic bacterium; Mural painting

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID ESTER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BIODEGRADATION; BIODIVERSITY; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID COMPOSITION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PAINTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AUSTRIA; BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FATTY ACIDS; GERMANY; METHYLATION; PAINTINGS; SPAIN;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); ARTHROBACTER SP.; BACILLUS SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CARMONA; HALOMONAS; MICROCOCCUS SP.; NEGIBACTERIA; PAENIBACILLUS SP.; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 0032699693     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(99)00514-5     Document Type: Article

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