Microbial deterioration of a 13 AH-century manuscript housed in Al-Azhar library in Egypt: A case study | ||||
| Journal of Basic and Environmental Sciences | ||||
| Volume 3, Issue 3, July 2016, Page 65-73 PDF (170.66 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jbes.2016.369607 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Noura Sh. A. Hagaggi1; Taha Ayman Salah2 | ||||
| 1Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Aswan University, Aswan 81528, Egypt | ||||
| 2Conservation Department, Faculty of Archaeology, Aswan University, Aswan 81528, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Four saprophytic bacterial and fungal species attacked the manuscript that dated back to 1251 AH at Al-Azhar library in Cairo, Egypt were isolated. Based on the partial 16S rRNA gene sequence, the isolated bacteria were Acinetobacter indicus and Exiguobacterium aurantiacum. The fungal species were Stachybotrys chartarum and Aspergillus flavus. Acacia nilotica fruit extraction exhibited considerable antimicrobial activity at different concentrations against the isolated bacteria and fungi. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Saprophytic; manuscript; Acacia nilotica; antimicrobial | ||||
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