Discoloration of Ancient Egyptian Mural Paintings by Streptomyces Strains and Methods of Its Removal

Discoloration of Ancient Egyptian Mural Paintings by Streptomyces Strains and Methods of Its Removal

Streptomyces isolated from mural paintings at Tell Basta and Tanis tombs were identified using 16S rDNA sequencing method. These Streptomyces strains caused discoloration of mural paintings with irreversible red stains of carotenoid pigment. A mixture of n-hexan and acetone (92:8 v/v) was the best s...

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Main Authors: Akmal Ali SAKR, Mona Foad ALI, Mohamed Farouk GHALY, Mahmoud El-Sayed Farrag ABDEL-HALIEM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi 2012-12-01
Series:International Journal of Conservation Science
Subjects:
Carotenoid pigment
Dimethyl sulfoxide
N
N-dimethylformamide
Melanin pigment
Streptomyces
Tanis
Tell Basta
Online Access:http://ijcs.uaic.ro/pub/IJCS-12-25-Sakr.pdf

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