Research Article

Determination of Indoor Air Quality in Archives and Biodeterioration of the Documentary Heritage

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(a) Book with evidence of biodeterioration and (b) SEM micrograph showing biofilm formation in affected areas (1500×) (c) Bacillus sp. isolated from this document attached to filter paper (48 h of culture in laboratory)—extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) can be observed (9000×).
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