Effects of microbes on color changes of red lead in murals

Journal of General and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 85-88

  Qingping, Feng ^a   Xiaojun, Zhang ^b   Xiaojun, Ma ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Bone glue; Cladosporium; Flavobacterium; Oxalic acid; Red lead

Indexed keywords

LEAD; OXALIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CLADOSPORIUM; COLOR; FLAVOBACTERIUM; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN;

CLADOSPORIUM; FLAVOBACTERIUM;

EID: 0345411375     PISSN: 00221260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2323/jgam.45.85     Document Type: Article

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