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Table 6 Microbiological species affecting Qait Bey Fortress’s wal

From: The environmental factors affecting the archaeological buildings in Egypt, “IV deterioration by synergistic marine effects”

Genera and species

Fungal genera

Fungal species

Counts

Bacterial genera

Bacterial species

Counts

Aspergillus

flavus

90

Bacillus

cereus

100

fumigatus

50

brevis

100

niger

100

macerans

30

phoenicis

60

licheniformis

25

heteromorphous

50

Micrococcus

luteus

60

awamori

20

roseus

50

Penicillium

chrysogenum

20

Pseudomonas

aeurginosa

15

corylophyllium

5

Thiobacillus

thiooxidans

5

citrinum

15

thioparus

8

Others

Trichoderma viride

10

Others

Staphylococcus aureus

50

Rhizopus stolonifer

35

Streptomyces

10

Cladosporium

5

E. coli

30

C. cladosporioides

5

   

Ulocladium

20

   

A. Alternata

5