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Characterisation of actinomycetes isolated from ancient stone and their potential for deterioration

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Abdulla H., May E., Bahgat M., Dewedar A.

Polish Journal of Microbiology

2008

tom 57

nr 3

Actinomycetes have been isolated from decayed and sound stone samples taken from a tomb site at Tell Basta, Zagazig City, Egypt. A total of 160 isolates have been characterised. The numbers and distribution of actinomycetes were studied during different seasons; during the winter months (18-20°C), actinomycete numbers ranged from 10³ to 10⁴ cfu/g; in the summer (28-38°C) lower counts were recorded. The actinomycete isolates were assigned to 4 different taxonomic groups: 54% belonged to the Streptomyces group, 26% to the Nocardia group, 14% showed the characteristics of the Micromonospora group, while the rest of the isolates analyzed (6%) were assigned to the sporangiate-type group of actinomycetes. The ability of the isolates to produce pigments as well as tolerance to high salinity were determined. It was shown that about 88% of the strains studied had the ability to produce extracellular pigments. Only 25% of the studied isolates showed tolerance to high salinity. The significance of actinomycetes to attack and degrade building stone was shown in laboratory experiments: actinomycetes recovered both from sound and decayed stones were capable of damaging stone under laboratory conditions as an up to 4% weight loss was recorded for some isolates.

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1 Polish Journal of Microbiology

1 Abdulla H.

1 Bahgat M.

1 Dewedar A.

1 May E.

1 2008

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Characterisation of actinomycetes isolated from ancient stone and their potential for deterioration