Black microcolonial fungi as deteriogens of two famous marble statues in Florence, Italy

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 68, Issue , 2012, Pages 36-44

  Marvasi, M ^a,d   Donnarumma, F ^a   Frandi, A ^a,e   Mastromei, G ^a   Sterflinger, K ^b   Tiano, P ^c   Perito, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^c CNR ICVBC Istituto per la Conservazione e la Valorizzazione dei Beni Culturali   (Italy)

^d Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

AFLP; Biodeterioration; Black MCF; ITS rDNA; Marble; Rock inhabiting fungi

Indexed keywords

AFLP; BIODETERIORATION; BLACK MCF; CLOSE PROXIMITY; ECOLOGICAL NICHE; FLORENCE , ITALY; ITS RDNA; MICROCOLONIAL FUNGI; MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION; MOLECULAR LEVELS; OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT; PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS; SPOROBOLOMYCES;

DETERIORATION; MARBLE; ROCKS;

FUNGI;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIODEGRADATION; ESTHETICS; FUNGUS; LIMESTONE; MARBLE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MONUMENT; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS;

FIRENZE [TUSCANY]; FLORENCE [FIRENZE]; ITALY; TUSCANY;

FUNGI; PHAEOCOCCOMYCES; SARCINOMYCES; SPOROBOLOMYCES YUNNANENSIS;

EID: 84856021022     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2011.10.011     Document Type: Article

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