Microscopic evidence of sandstone deterioration and damage by fungi isolated from the Angkor monuments in simulation experiments

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• monument 80%
• fungus 63%
• sandstone 54%
• damage 47%
• simulation 31%
• experiment 28%
• cavity 15%
• biodegradation 15%
• X-ray spectroscopy 12%
• feldspar 10%
• microscopy 10%
• incubation 10%
• scanning electron microscopy 8%
• quartz 8%
• UNESCO 7%
• matrix 7%
• mineral 6%
• cultural heritage 6%
• energy 5%
• surface roughness 5%
• colonization 5%
• microorganism 4%
• restoration 4%
• world 3%
• particle 3%
• material 2%

Engineering & Materials Science

• Fungi 100%
• Sandstone 85%
• Deterioration 65%
• Experiments 25%
• Feldspar 19%
• X-Ray Emission Spectrometry 15%
• Quartz 13%
• Microscopic examination 13%
• Minerals 12%
• Aspergillus 9%
• Scanning electron microscopy 9%
• Microorganisms 7%
• Restoration 5%
• Conservation 5%
• Surface roughness 5%
• Imaging techniques 4%

Chemical Compounds

• Strain 50%
• Feldspar 49%
• Simulation 46%
• X-Ray Spectroscopy 44%
• Quartz 32%
• Mineral 29%
• Reflection 28%
• Biochemical Reaction 22%
• Surface Roughness 18%
• Surface 11%
• Porosity 10%