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Hydrophobins and biodeterioration of paint by fungi

Year: 1998

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Paint coatings are susceptible to biodeterioration by fungi often affecting the appearance and physical/chemical properties of the paint. Investigations into adhesion of fungal spores to paint films is therefore of fundamental importance. Hydrophobins are small, cystein rich, hydrophobic proteins with the ability to assemble into an amphipathic protein film when confronted with a hydrophilic-hydrophobic interface, such as between water and air [1]. This is of special importance for the emergent growth of aerial mycelium and differentiation. Hydrophobins play an important role in the attachment of conidia to plant surfaces prior to infection, and they enhance adhesion of Schizophyllum commune mycelia to solid hydrophobic surfaces.

Source: Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT)

Authors: Isabel M. Santos, Nelson Bernardi Lima, R. R. M. Paterson, Joan Kelley

Language: English

Topic: Building materials and conservation

Subfield: Earth-Surface Processes

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2269737468

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