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Microbial decay of waterlogged archaeological wood found in Sweden Applicable to archaeology and conservation
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In this article, sections from 92 archaeological samples from seven marine and terrestrial sites in Sweden were investigated using light and electron microscopy to determine the major forms of microbial decay, and the results confirmed earlier observations that erosion bacteria were the main degraders of archaeological waterlogged soft- and hardwoods, whereas soft rot and tunnelling bacterial decay were less frequently observed.About:
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A review of microbial deterioration found in archaeological wood from different environments
TL;DR: A review of wood degradation caused by fungi and bacteria can be found in this article, which describes specific degradation found in archaeological wood from a variety of different terrestrial and aquatic environments, including an 8th century BC tomb found in Tumulus MM at Gordion, Turkey; Anasazi great houses (1000 AD), waterlogged woods (100-200 BC) from the Goldcliff intertidal site, Wales, United Kingdom; and the late Bronze Age Uluburun shipwreck found off the coast of Turkey.
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Occurrence of lignin degradation genotypes and phenotypes among prokaryotes
TL;DR: Two phylogenetic affiliations of isolated prokaryotes exhibiting ligninolytic potential and laccase-encoding proKaryotes were determined on the basis of 16S rDNA sequences, providing a comparative view of results obtained by the two types of screening techniques.
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Depth of burial, an important factor in controlling bacterial decay of waterlogged archaeological poles
TL;DR: In this article, the degradation of wood discs from two waterlogged softwood poles were investigated for variations in bacterial decay using light, transmission and scanning electron microscopy, and a significant difference in degree of decay was found between the upper and lower parts of each pole.
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Microbial degradation of waterlogged archaeological wood
TL;DR: Waterlogged archaeological wood is degraded very slowly compared to wood decay above ground, and the special environmental conditions below ground, results in a prolonged decay process that under extremely low oxygen concentration only allow bacterial degradation of wood as mentioned in this paper.
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Biological pretreatment of lignocellulosics: potential, progress and challenges
TL;DR: The knowledge on microorganisms and their enzymes for biodegradation of lignin in plant cell walls is reviewed, the progress in biopulping as well as in biological pret treatment for obtaining sugars is summarized, and future perspectives on biological pretreatment development are provided.
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Wood : decay, pests, and protection
R. A. Eaton,M. D. C. Hale +1 more
TL;DR: Microbial decay of wood insect and marine borer attack of wood wood preservation and protection and the role of sunlight in this attack is studied.
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Biological degradation of wood.
TL;DR: The morphological and chemical changes that occur in wood after degradation by different microorganisms are reviewed and information is provided that will help identify the types of deterioration found in wood of historic value.
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Developments in the Study of Soft Rot and Bacterial Decay
Geoffrey Daniel,Thomas Nilsson +1 more
TL;DR: Nilsson et al. as mentioned in this paper described the typical cavity chains within wood cell walls associated with this form of decay but did not report any observations of erosion of cellwalls.
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Forest Products Biotechnology
Alan Bruce,John W. Palfreyman +1 more
TL;DR: Wood as material biotechnology in the study of brown and white rot decay biopulping enzymes in pulp bleaching anaerobic treatment of pulp mill effluents.
The chemistry of archaeological wood.
TL;DR: A wide variety of chemical methods are available for characterizing the state of preservation of both archaeological and unworked wood, including determinations of elemental composition, 13 C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra, and chemical degradation products as discussed by the authors.
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