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Distribution and Effects of Fungi on and in Sandstones

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Biodeterioration 7

Abstract

Monuments built from different sandstones of the Triassic were analysed for microorganisms. Fungal colonies of the individual inoculates were isolated and identified. The species composition as well as the abundance of individual species are discussed.

Light and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) revealed the mode and pattern of colonization of the uppermost stone layer by fungi.

The strains were analysed for their capacity for acid production on various carbohydrate sources. Their capacity for manganese oxidation and deposition of manganese oxides were also examined. This pattern, which in some cases is indicative of iron transfer and precipitation, is discussed in relation to crust formation and exfoliation.

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  1. Joanna Kuroczkin

    Present address: Geomicrobiology Division, University of Oldenburg, Germany

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  1. Geomicrobiology Division, University of Oldenburg, P.O. Box 25 03, 2900, Oldenburg, Germany

    Karin Petersen & Wolfgang E. Krumbein

  2. Institute of Conservation, University of Torun, Poland

    Joanna Kuroczkin & Alicja B. Strzelczyk

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  1. Southsea, Hampshire, UK

    D. R. Houghton

  2. Hatfield Polytechnic, Hatfield, UK

    R. N. Smith

  3. Bioquest Ltd, St Peter’s College, Birmingham, UK

    H. O. W. Eggins

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Petersen, K., Kuroczkin, J., Strzelczyk, A.B., Krumbein, W.E. (1988). Distribution and Effects of Fungi on and in Sandstones. In: Houghton, D.R., Smith, R.N., Eggins, H.O.W. (eds) Biodeterioration 7. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1363-9_16

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