Biodeterioration and restoration of a 16th-century book using a combination of conventional and molecular techniques: A case study

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 161-168

  Michaelsen, Astrid ^a   Piñar, Guadalupe ^b   Montanari, Mariasanta ^c   Pinzari, Flavia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Austria)

^c Laboratorio di Biologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodeterioration; Cultural heritage; DNA fingerprints; Fungi; Paper; Phylogenetic identification; Restoration

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; DNA; FUNGI; GENES; NUCLEIC ACIDS; ORGANIC ACIDS; RESTORATION;

BIODETERIORATION; CULTURAL HERITAGE; DNA-FINGERPRINTS; PAPER; PHYLOGENETIC IDENTIFICATION;

REPAIR;

BIODEGRADATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; TEXTBOOK;

FUNGI;

EID: 58549102937     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2008.08.007     Document Type: Article

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