内容简介
Thisbookprovidesanintroductiontobiodeterioration-theattackonman-madematerialsbylivingorganisms.Theauthorsoutlinetheprinciplesinvolved,aswellasthewaysinwhichsuchdamagecanbecontrolledandprevented.Awiderangeoforganismsarecovered(includingbacteria,fungi,algae,lichens,insectsandotherinvertebrates,birds,mammalsandplants)andthetypesofbiodeteriorationdiscussedinclude:?naturalmaterialssuchasfoodstuffs,wood,metal,stone,celluloseandleather?syntheticproductssuchaspaint,adhesivesandplastics?structuresandsystemssuchasbuildings,monuments,transportsystemsandvehicles.Inthisupdatedandexpandedsecondedition,newmolecularandgenetictechniquesareincluded,andregulatory,environmentalandsafetyissuesareemphasised.Thisbookissuitablenotonlyforbiologists,butalsoforthoseinindustry,commerceandlocalgovernmentwhoareconcernedwiththepreservationandconservationofawiderangeofmaterialsofeconomicorculturalimportance.
作者简介
DennisAllsoppisformerlyoftheCABINTERNATIONALMycologicalInstitute,wherehewasHeadoftheCultureCollectionandIndustrialServicesDivision,andlatterlytheCABINTERNATIONALBiodiversityCoordinator.Hehasco-editedSmith'sIndustrialMycologyandIntroductiontoBiodeterioration.KennethSealistheTechnicalDirectorofThorSpecialitiesUKLimited,whichmanufacturesandmarketsawiderangeofbiocidesforthepreservationofindustrial,householdandpersonalcareproducts.HewaspreviouslyHeadoftheBiodeteriorationDivisionofCranfieldUniversity'sBiotechnologyCentre.ChristineGaylardeisthegroupleaderinBiodeteriorationandBiodegradationintheDepartmentofBiophysicsandtheMicrobialResourcesCentreattheFederalUniversityofRioGrandedoSul,Brazil.SheistheBiodeteriorationcoordinatorfortheBrazilianMicrobiologySocietyandrepresentsorhasrepresentedthecountryontheBiodeteriorationnetworksoftheIbero-AmericanProgramme,CYTED.