Fungi in archives, libraries, and museums: a review on paper conservation and human health

AC Pinheiro, SO Sequeira… - Critical reviews in …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The action of fungi on books, documents, maps, and works of art on paper can result in
inestimable cultural losses. Plus, some of the fungi present in paper documents, surfaces …

Stains versus colourants produced by fungi colonising paper cultural heritage: a review

D Melo, SO Sequeira, JA Lopes, MF Macedo - Journal of Cultural Heritage, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Books, prints, drawings, watercolours, engravings, as well as all other works of art
based on paper, are very susceptible to fungal development. The excreted substances and …

Essential and Recovery Oils from Matricaria chamomilla Flowers as Environmentally Friendly Fungicides Against Four Fungi Isolated from Cultural Heritage Objects

M EL-Hefny, WAA Abo Elgat, AA Al-Huqail, HM Ali - Processes, 2019 - mdpi.com
Recovery oils, obtained from the hydro-distillation of the fresh flowers of Matricaria
chamomilla, as well as essential oils, were studied for their environmental purposes in …

Preventing fungal growth on heritage paper with antifungal and cellulase inhibiting magnesium oxide nanoparticles

IF Castillo, EG Guillén, JM de la Fuente… - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, algae and moulds are highly proficient at colonizing
artistic and architectural heritage. The irreparable damage they cause to unique artefacts …

Assessment of efficacy and effectiveness of some extracted bio-chemicals as bio-fungicides on Wood

MZM Salem, SAEKM Hamed, M Mansour - Drvna industrija, 2019 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak The present study investigates in-vitro the antifungal activity of two extracts (ethyl
ether extracts of Schinus terebinthifolius ripened fruits and Pinus rigida heartwood) and two …

Antifungal Activity of Pelargonium graveolens Essential Oil and its Fractions Against Wood Decay Fungi

S Moutaouafiq, A Farah, Y Ez zoubi… - Journal of Essential …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
In order to valorize Moroccan aromatic and medicinal plants, this study focused on both the
chemical characterization and the study of the antifungal activity of Pelargonium graveolens …

Preserving cultural heritage: Analyzing the antifungal potential of ionic liquids tested in paper restoration

K Schmitz, S Wagner, M Reppke, CL Maier… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Early industrialization and the development of cheap production processes for paper have
led to an exponential accumulation of paper-based documents during the last two centuries …

Preventing fungal growth on heritage paper with antifungal and cellulase inhibiting magnesium oxide nanoparticles

I Franco Castillo, E García Guillén, F Silva, SG Mitchell - 2019 - digital.csic.es
Microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, algae and moulds are highly proficient at colonizing
artistic and architectural heritage. The irreparable damage they cause to unique artefacts …

[PDF][PDF] Molecular characterization based on Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) marker sequence of fungal strains isolated from heritage ethnographic textiles

HC Rădulescu, I Gheorghe, G Gradisteanu, A Ispas… - Biotechnol …, 2019 - academia.edu
Fungi play an important role in the biotransformation process in nature. Through their rich
enzymatic equipment there are able to colonize and degrade a broad range of substrates …

[PDF][PDF] Foldscopic visualization and identification of airborne fungi in museum and library environment

A Chaudhuri, S Bhattacharyya - Journal of Emerging …, 2019 - researchgate.net
Tagore's Museum and Central library of Jadavpur University in Kolkata were selected for the
monitoring of bioaerosols during the monsoon period from July 2018 to September 2018 by …