Paint Deterioration as a Result of the Growth of Aureobasidium pullulans on Wood.
Growth of Aureobasidium was noted on both painted and unpainted wood surfaces but not on painted glass slides, indicating that the source of carbon and energy for growth was not associated with paint components but was probably supplied by the wood. Several aromatic compounds related to aromatic extractives of wood were shown to support growth of this fungus.
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Department of Biological Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403.
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