DETERIORATION OF FEATHER AND LEATHER OBJECTS OF SOME INDIAN MUSEUMS BY KERATINOPHILIC AND NONKERATINOPHILIC FUNGI

Authors
NIGAM N DHAWAN S NAIR MV
Citation
N. Nigam et al., DETERIORATION OF FEATHER AND LEATHER OBJECTS OF SOME INDIAN MUSEUMS BY KERATINOPHILIC AND NONKERATINOPHILIC FUNGI, International biodeterioration & biodegradation, 33(2), 1994, pp. 145-152
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences","Biology Miscellaneous
Journal title
International biodeterioration & biodegradation → ACNP
ISSN journal
09648305
Volume
33
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
145 - 152
Database
ISI
SICI code
0964-8305(1994)33:2<145:DOFALO>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Samples collected from feather and leather objects, their surroundings and deposited dusts from different museums were baited for the isolat ion of keratinophilic and non-keratinophilic fungi. During the study f ive species of Chrysosporium, four of Aspergillus, two of Penicillium and two each of Acremonium and Fusarium were isolated. This is the fir st report of the occurrence of keratinophilic Chrysosporium on museum objects in India.