Determination of Indoor Air Quality in Archives and Biodeterioration of the Documentary Heritage
Table 6
Qualitative cellulolytic, proteolytic and amylolytic activities, production of pigments and acids by the fungi isolated from the air of the repositories studied and documents.
Isolate
Strain
Degradation of cellulose
Production of acids
Amylolytic Activity
Proteolytic Activity
Growth on filter paper
Growth on crystalline cellulose
Pigment productiona
pH
Starch degradation
Degradation of gelatin
AIR
Aspergillus niger 1
+ + +
+ + +
+
3.90
+
+
A. flavus 1
+ + +
+ +
−
5.99
+
+
A. clavatus
−
−
5.20
+
+
A. versicolor
+ +
+
+
6.10
+
+
A. terreus
+ + +
+
−
4.46
+
+
Cladosporium cladosporoides
+ + +
+ +
+
3.93
−
+
C. herbarum
+
±
−
6.42
+
+
C. sphaerospermum
+
±
−
6.47
+
+
C. oxysporum 1
+ +
+ +
+
6.90
−
−
C. elatum
+ + +
+ + +
+
6.87
−
+
Cladosporium spp.
+ + +
+ + +
+
6.70
+
−
Penicillium commune 1
+ + +
+
+
5.10
+
+
P. citrinum 1
−
−
−
5.26
+
+
P. chrysogenum 1
+ +
+
5.83
+
+
P. griseofulvum
+ + +
+ +
+
5.73
+
+
Fusarium solani
+ + +
+ +
+
5.95
+
−
Fusarium sp.
+ +
+
+
5.32
+
+
Curvularia lunata
+ +
+
6.77
+
−
C. pallescens
+ + +
+
+
5.70
+
+
Alternariaalternata
+ + +
+ +
+
6.54
+
−
Syncephalastrum sp.
+ + +
+ + +
+
4.80
+
+
MAPS
Aspergillus niger 2
+ + +
+ + +
+
4.52
+
+
A. flavus 2
+ + +
+ + +
−
4.35
+
+
P. commune 2
+ + +
+ +
+
3.58
+
+
P. chrysogenum 2
+ + +
+
−
3.65
+
+
Alternaria sp.
+ +
+
+
5.21
+
+
Talaromyces helicus
+ + +
+
−
5.62
+
+
PHOTOS
Aspergillus niger 3
+ + +
+ + +
+
3.15
+
+
A. flavus 3
+ +
+
+
5.00
+
+
Penicillium decumbens
+ + +
+
−
6.18
+
+
P. citrinum 2
+ + +
+ + +
−
3.14
+
+
Non-sporing isolated
+ +
+
2.69
−
+
+ + +: Indicates abundant growth, + +: Indicates moderate growth, +: Indicates poor growth, it is also indicative of the presence of pigment, ±: Indicates very poor growth or production of pigment, −: Indicates NO growth and NO production of pigment. aThe production of pigments was evidenced on the filter paper strip.
