NDLI: Investigations of Biodeterioration by Fungi in Historic Wooden Churches of Chiloé, Chile

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Author	Ortiz, Rodrigo Párraga, Mario Navarrete, José Carrasco, Ivo Vega, Eduardo Ortiz, Manuel Herrera, Paula Jurgens, Joel A. Held, Benjamin W. Blanchette, Robert A.
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	The use of wood in construction has had a long history and Chile has a rich cultural heritage of using native woods for building churches and other important structures. In 2000, UNESCO designated a number of the historic churches of Chiloé, built entirely of native woods, as World Heritage Sites. These unique churches were built in the late 1700 s and throughout the 1800 s, and because of their age and exposure to the environment, they have been found to have serious deterioration problems. Efforts are underway to better understand these decay processes and to carryout conservation efforts for the long-term preservation of these important structures. This study characterized the types of degradation taking place and identified the wood decay fungi obtained from eight historic churches in Chiloé, seven of them designated as UNESCO World Heritage sites. Micromorphological observations identified white, brown and soft rot in the structural woods and isolations provided pure cultures of fungi that were identified by sequencing of the internal transcribed region of rDNA. Twenty-nine Basidiomycota and 18 Ascomycota were found. These diverse groups of fungi represent several genera and species not previously reported from Chile and demonstrates a varied microflora is causing decay in these historic buildings.
Starting Page	568
Ending Page	575
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00953628
Journal	Microbial Ecology
Volume Number	67
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	1432184X
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2014-01-10
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Microbiology Ecology Microbial Ecology Geoecology/Natural Processes Nature Conservation Water Quality/Water Pollution
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Soil Science Ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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