Quantification of fungal abundance on cultural heritage using real time PCR targeting the β-actin gene

The traditional methodology used for the identification of microbes colonizing our cultural heritage was the application of cultivation methods and/or microscopy. This approach has many advantages, as living microorganisms may be obtained for physiological investigations. In addition, these techniqu...

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Main Authors: Ettenauer, Jörg, Piñar, Guadalupe, Tafer, Hakim, Sterflinger, Katja
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4035567/