Characterization in the archaeological excavation site of heterotrophic bacteria and fungi of deteriorated wall painting of Herculaneum in Italy

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 241-250

  Pepe, Olimpia ^a   Palomba, Simona ^a   Sannino, Luigi ^b   Blaiotta, Giuseppe ^a   Ventorino, Valeria ^a   Moschetti, Giancarlo ^c   Villani, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b SIB Societa' Italiana di Biotecnologie   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

DGGE; Excavation site; Herculaneum; Microbial induced deterioration

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; EXCAVATION STRUCTURE; FUNGUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HABITAT TYPE; HETEROTROPHY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; INFRARED RADIATION; MICROCLIMATE; MOISTURE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ITALY;

ASPERGILLUS; BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BREVIBACTERIUM; COPRINUS; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; MICROASCUS; MICROBACTERIUM; MICROCOCCUS; PENICILLIUM; STENOTROPHOMONAS; STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES FRAGILIS;

EID: 79956317139     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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