Biofilms on church walls in Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, with special attention to cyanobacteria

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 54, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 121-124

  Crispim, Cézar Augusto ^a   Gaylarde, Christine C ^a   Gaylarde, Peter M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biodeterioration; Biofilms; Cyanobacteria; Monuments; PCR; Weathering

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; MORPHOLOGY; RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS;

CHURCH WALLS; CYANOBACTERIA;

BIOFILMS;

ALGA; BIODIVERSITY; BIOFILM; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CYANOBACTERIUM; WALL;

BRAZIL; PORTO ALEGRE; RIO GRANDE DO SUL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ALGAE; CHROOCOCCALES; COCCOIDEA; CYANOBACTERIA; GLOEOCAPSA; LYNGBYA; MASTIGOCLADUS; PLEUROCAPSALES; SCYTONEMA; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

EID: 4344691433     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2004.03.001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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