Detection and elimination of cyanobacteria from frescoes: The case of the St. Brizio Chapel (Orvieto Cathedral, Italy)

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 633-639

  Cappitelli, F ^a   Abbruscato, P ^a   Foladori, P ^b   Zanardini, E ^c   Ranalli, G ^d   Principi, P ^a   Villa, F ^a   Polo, A ^a   Sorlini, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BENZALKONIUM; CHLOROPHYLL; DISINFECTANT AGENT; PHYCOERYTHRIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYANOBACTERIUM; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PAINTING;

BENZALKONIUM COMPOUNDS; CHLOROPHYLL; CULTURE MEDIA; CYANOBACTERIA; DISINFECTANTS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; ITALY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PAINTINGS; PHYCOERYTHRIN;

COCCOIDEA; CYANOBACTERIA; PATINA;

EID: 67349228033     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-008-9441-4     Document Type: Article

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