Protection of metal artifacts with the formation of metal-oxalates complexes by Beauveria bassiana

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 2, Issue JAN, 2012, Pages

  Joseph, Edith ^a,b   Cario, Sylvie ^b   Simon, Anaële ^b   Wörle, Marie ^a   Mazzeo, Rocco ^c   Junier, Pilar ^b   Job, Daniel ^b  

^a Swiss National Museum Collection Center   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Bioremediation; Conservation science; Metal immobilization; Oxalates

Indexed keywords

CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FUNGI; PATINA;

EID: 84875802999     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2011.00270     Document Type: Article

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