Techniques applied to the study of microbial impact on building materials

Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions

Volumn 38, Issue 284, 2005, Pages 883-893

  Welton, R G ^a,g   Silva, M Ribas ^b,g   Gaylarde, C ^c   Herrera, L K ^d   Anleo, X ^d   De Belie, N ^e   Modry S ^f,g   Bartos, Peter J M ^g   De Belie, Nele ^g   Dubsosc, Arnaud ^g   Escadeillas, Gilles ^g   Hilbert, Georg ^g   Kropp, Jörg ^g   Kus, Hülya ^g   Nunes, Lina ^g   Puterman, Moshe ^g   Raschle, Paul ^g   Rosato, Vilma G ^g   Ruot, Bertrand ^g   Wasserman, Irina ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^c UFRGS/MIRCEN   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

^e GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^f CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^g NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROORGANISMS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION; MICROBIAL IMPACT; READINGS;

BUILDING MATERIALS;

EID: 28744449398     PISSN: 13595997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1617/14348     Document Type: Article

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