A role for microbial selection in frescoes’ deterioration in Tomba degli Scudi in Tarquinia, Italy
Abstract Mural paintings in the hypogeal environment of the Tomba degli Scudi in Tarquinia, Italy, show a quite dramatic condition: the plaster mortar lost his cohesion and a white layer coating is spread over almost all the wall surfaces. The aim of this research is to verify if the activity of mic...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2017-07-01
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| Series: | Scientific Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06169-0 |