In situ analysis of biofilms on historic window glass using confocal laser scanning microscopy

Journal of Cultural Heritage

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 31-42

  Müller, Elisabeth ^a   Drewello, Ursula ^b   Drewello, Rainer ^b   Weißmann, Rudolf ^b   Wuertz, Stefan ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biofilm; FISH; Historic glass; Microbial colonization density

Indexed keywords

EID: 18044403022     PISSN: 12962074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1296-2074(01)01106-2     Document Type: Article

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