Evaluation of the Irradiation Treatment Effects on Ancient Parchment Samples

In this work, the effect of X-ray irradiation as a disinfection treatment in original ancient parchment samples, belonging to a discarded book cover of a 16th-century archival register, has been evaluated. Specifically, the bacterial and fungal species isolated from the book cover have been characte...

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Main Authors: Monia Vadrucci, Cristina Cicero, Claudia Mazzuca, Leonardo Severini, Daniela Uccelletti, Emily Schifano, Fulvio Mercuri, Ugo Zammit, Noemi Orazi, Francesco D’Amico, Pietro Parisse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Series:Heritage
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/6/2/72