The Efficacy of Specific Essential Oils on Yeasts Isolated from the Royal Tomb Paintings at Tanis, Egypt
Yeast strains play an important role in the biodeterioration and biodegradation of paintings in ancient Egyptian tombs. Thirteen yeast were isolated from the royal tombs at Tanis (Oserkon II, Psunes and Shashanq), Sharkia Governorate, Egypt, dated back to 840 B.C., by using a sterile cotton swab. Th...
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Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi
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| author | Akmal Ali SAKR Mohamed Farouk GHALY Mahmoud El-Sayed Farrag ABDEL-HALIEM |
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| description | Yeast strains play an important role in the biodeterioration and biodegradation of paintings in ancient Egyptian tombs. Thirteen yeast were isolated from the royal tombs at Tanis (Oserkon II, Psunes and Shashanq), Sharkia Governorate, Egypt, dated back to 840 B.C., by using a sterile cotton swab. Those strains were identified as Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Candida albicans, C. lipolytica and Lodderomyces elongspous. The S. cerevisiae strains were halotolerant for sodium chloride, up to 10 %. Moreover, they caused a fading for the azurite blue color in laboratory cultures and S. cerevisiae was the most potent agent in fading the color. Five essential oils (lemon, spearmint, fennel, marjonam and rosemary) were used to control their growth. Spearmint and lemon oils were the most effective oils in inhibiting the growth of those strains, whereas marjonam, fennel and rosemary had no effect on their growth. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6f815f0a904747e28663e7549a1e64222022-12-21T18:24:36ZengAlexandru Ioan Cuza University of IasiInternational Journal of Conservation Science2067-533X2067-82232012-06-01328792The Efficacy of Specific Essential Oils on Yeasts Isolated from the Royal Tomb Paintings at Tanis, EgyptAkmal Ali SAKRMohamed Farouk GHALYMahmoud El-Sayed Farrag ABDEL-HALIEMYeast strains play an important role in the biodeterioration and biodegradation of paintings in ancient Egyptian tombs. Thirteen yeast were isolated from the royal tombs at Tanis (Oserkon II, Psunes and Shashanq), Sharkia Governorate, Egypt, dated back to 840 B.C., by using a sterile cotton swab. Those strains were identified as Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Candida albicans, C. lipolytica and Lodderomyces elongspous. The S. cerevisiae strains were halotolerant for sodium chloride, up to 10 %. Moreover, they caused a fading for the azurite blue color in laboratory cultures and S. cerevisiae was the most potent agent in fading the color. Five essential oils (lemon, spearmint, fennel, marjonam and rosemary) were used to control their growth. Spearmint and lemon oils were the most effective oils in inhibiting the growth of those strains, whereas marjonam, fennel and rosemary had no effect on their growth.http://ijcs.uaic.ro/pub/IJCS-12-09-Sakr.pdfAncient Egyptian paintingsRoyal tombsBiodeterioration and biodegradationBiocides |
| spellingShingle | Akmal Ali SAKR Mohamed Farouk GHALY Mahmoud El-Sayed Farrag ABDEL-HALIEM The Efficacy of Specific Essential Oils on Yeasts Isolated from the Royal Tomb Paintings at Tanis, Egypt International Journal of Conservation Science Ancient Egyptian paintings Royal tombs Biodeterioration and biodegradation Biocides |
| title | The Efficacy of Specific Essential Oils on Yeasts Isolated from the Royal Tomb Paintings at Tanis, Egypt |
| title_full | The Efficacy of Specific Essential Oils on Yeasts Isolated from the Royal Tomb Paintings at Tanis, Egypt |
| title_fullStr | The Efficacy of Specific Essential Oils on Yeasts Isolated from the Royal Tomb Paintings at Tanis, Egypt |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Efficacy of Specific Essential Oils on Yeasts Isolated from the Royal Tomb Paintings at Tanis, Egypt |
| title_short | The Efficacy of Specific Essential Oils on Yeasts Isolated from the Royal Tomb Paintings at Tanis, Egypt |
| title_sort | efficacy of specific essential oils on yeasts isolated from the royal tomb paintings at tanis egypt |
| topic | Ancient Egyptian paintings Royal tombs Biodeterioration and biodegradation Biocides |
| url | http://ijcs.uaic.ro/pub/IJCS-12-09-Sakr.pdf |
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