Fungal and bacterial species richness in biodeteriorated seventeenth century Venetian manuscripts.

ABSTRACT: Historical paper documents are susceptible to complex degradation processes, including biodeterioration, which can progressively compromise their aesthetic and structural integrity. This study analyses seventeenth century handwritten historical letters stored at the Correr Museum Library in Venice, Italy, exhibiting pronounced signs of biodeterioration. The techniques used encompassed traditional colony isolation on agar plates and proteomics analyses, employing nanoscale liquid chromatography coupled with high-resolution mass spectrometry (nano-LC-MS). Fluorescence microscopy was used for the first time in the historical paper biodeterioration context to supplement the conventional stereoscopic, optical, and scanning electron microscopic imaging techniques. This method enables the visuali

SUBMITTER: Stratigaki M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10961312 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature