Microbial community analysis and biodeterioration of waterlogged archaeological wood from the Nanhai No. 1 shipwreck during storage

Abstract Wooden shipwrecks are a significant part of the underwater cultural heritage. In 2007, the Nanhai No. 1 shipwreck was salvaged from the seabed and moved into the Marine Silk Road Museum, where it is still stored in a water tank. We analysed the microbial communities colonizing the hull surf...

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Main Authors: Zijun Liu, Tongtong Fu, Cuiting Hu, Dawa Shen, Nicola Macchioni, Lorena Sozzi, Yue Chen, Jie Liu, Xingling Tian, Qinya Ge, Zhengteng Feng, Huiru Liu, Zhiguo Zhang, Jiao Pan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-25484-8