Freshwater cyanobacteria, identified by microscopic and molecular investigations on a colonized fountain surface: a case study in Palermo (Sicily, Italy)

Cyanobacteria or blue algae are ubiquitously present in both fresh and brackish water environments. They also grow in conditions of high humidity, colonizing stones or monuments and fountain surfaces, and creating thick biofilms able to induce biodeterioration in the constituent materials of artefac...

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Main Authors: Roberta Russo, Marco Chiaramonte, Franco Palla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bologna 2022-08-01
Series:Conservation Science in Cultural Heritage
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Online Access:https://conservation-science.unibo.it/article/view/15251