Biodeterioration Research 1

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Introduction and Overview....Pages 1-2
Front Matter....Pages 3-3
Introduction....Pages 5-5
Effect of the Soil Environment on the Biodeterioration of Man-Made Textiles....Pages 7-16
Characterization of an Extracellular Polyester Depolymerase of Cryptococcus Laurentii ....Pages 17-24
Bacterial Counts on Commercial U.S. Cotton Fiber and their Possible Relation to Byssinosis in Cotton Mills....Pages 25-34
Effects of Differences in Areas of Growth and Plant Varieties on Endotoxin Contamination of Airborne Dusts from Carded Cottons....Pages 35-42
Attempts to Determine Whether the Products of Extracellular Polyphenol Oxidase Modulate the Catechol-Induced Bimodal Growth Response of Coriolus Versicolor....Pages 43-62
Time-Dependent Appearance of Extracellular Polyphenol Oxidase in Relation to Catechol-Induced Bimodal Growth Response of Coriolus Versicolor ....Pages 63-74
Resistance of Some Woods from Africa and Southeast Asia to Neotropical Wood-Destroyers....Pages 75-85
Biodeterioration of Hair in a Soil Environment....Pages 87-93
Front Matter....Pages 95-95
Introduction....Pages 97-98
Field Cotamination of Sorghum with Zeralenone and Deoxynivalenol in North Carolina: Density Segregation to Remove Mycotoxins....Pages 99-109
Analysis of Venezuelan Corn for Aflatoxin and Aspergillus Flavus or Aspergillus Parasiticus Contamination....Pages 111-118
The Level of Toxigenic Fungi in 1985 Maryland Corn Before and During Storage....Pages 119-126
Myrotoxins Produced by Myrothecium Roridum a Fungus Pathogenic to Tomatoes....Pages 127-134
Slaframine and Swainsonine Production by Rhizoctonia Leguminicola : Strain Comparsion....Pages 135-148
Evaluating Illicit Marihuana for Aflatoxins and Toxigenic Fungi....Pages 149-164
An Evaluation of Four Mycological Media for Enumeration of Mold and Yeast in Grains and Seeds....Pages 165-174
Production of Aflatoxins on Baking Potatoes....Pages 175-191
Penicillium Oxalicum and Secalonic Acid D in Fresh Corn....Pages 193-196
Front Matter....Pages 95-95
Probable aflatoxin B 1 -induced alterations in Triticum SPP , CVS., Seedling Organ Elongations and 65 Zn-ZnCl 2 Uptake/Distribution....Pages 197-211
Phytotoxic Effects of Trichothecene Metabolites from Pathogenic Strains of Myrothecium Roridum on Cucumis Melo L....Pages 213-222
Biodeterioration of Aflatoxin B 1 in Various Soils....Pages 223-230
Thermal Detoxification of Trichothecene Contaminated Commodities....Pages 231-238
Alteration of Seedling Germination and Amine Levels by Two Mycotoxins....Pages 239-249
Front Matter....Pages 251-251
Introduction....Pages 253-253
Microbial Ecology of an Automotive Engine Plant....Pages 255-268
Susceptability to Microbial Contamination of Fire-Resistant, Invert-Emulsion Hydraulic Fliuds....Pages 269-274
Protective Action of Serratia Marcescens in Relation to the Corrosion of Aluminum and Its Alloys....Pages 275-281
Protection of Keratinous Materials with Synthetic Pyrethroid Insecticides....Pages 283-289
Front Matter....Pages 291-291
Introduction....Pages 293-294
Preliminary Scanning Electron Microscopy Study of Microbiologically Induced Deterioration of High Alkali Low-Lime Glass....Pages 295-307
The Role of the Odd Bettle, Thylodrias Contractus , in the Biodeterioration of Museum Objects....Pages 309-315
A Note on the Reaction of Methyl Tri-Methoxy Silane to Mixed Cultures of Microorganisms....Pages 317-321
A New Approach to Treating Fungus in Small Libraries....Pages 323-327
Front Matter....Pages 329-329
Introduction....Pages 331-332
Bacterial Chitinases and their Role in the Mineralization Processes....Pages 333-338
Recovery of Vibrios from Coastal Waters-Involvement of Chitin....Pages 339-346
Chitinase Induction in an Estuarine System....Pages 347-355
Modeling the Persistence of Lignocellulosic Detritus in Wetland Ecosystems....Pages 357-374
Back Matter....Pages 375-388