A STUDY OF THE PRESENCE OF MICROFUNGI IN OLD AND RARE BOOK COLLECTIONS AND THEIR IMPACT

Authors

  • Anita L. Varagyan Chair of Ecology and Nature Protection, YSU, Armenia
  • Siranush G. Margaryan Library after Sargis and Mari Izmirlians, YSU, Armenia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46991/PYSUB.2026.60.1.023

Keywords:

old books, biodeterioration, microfungi, paper

Abstract

The harmful effects of microfungi on library collections and human health have been considered. It has been proposed to change conditions for the safe preservation of books.

References

Pekhtasheva E.L., Neverov A.N., et al. Biodeterioration and Protection of Wood and Paper (in Russian). https://cyberleninka.ru/article/n/biopovrezhdeniya-i-zaschita-drevesiny-i-bumagi/viewer

Oetari A., Natalius A., et al. Fungal Deterioration of Old Manuscripts of European Paper Origin. AIP Conference Proceedings (2018), 020156. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5064153

ILO Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safet. https://www.iloencyclopaedia.org/ru/part-vi-16255/indoor-air-quality/item/580-biological-contamination

Belevich I.O., Aleksandrova G.A. Microbiota of Libraries and Problems of Preserving Library Collections. Vestnik of Perm University. Biology 5 (2007) (in Russian).

Kutukova G.N. Ensuring the Preservation of Documents in Use at the State Institution "National Historical Archives of Belarus" (2011) (in Russian).

Sterflinger K., Pinzari F. The Revenge of Time: Fungal Deterioration of Cultural Heritage with Particular Reference to Books, Paper and Parchment. Environmental Microbiology 14 (2012), 559–566. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2011.02584.x

Nanagulyan S. Fundamentals of Mycology, Algology, and Botany. Yerevan, YSU Publishing House (2024).

Sergeev A.Yu., Sergeev Yu.V. Fungal Infections. Moscow (2003) (in Russian).

Efimochkina N.R., Sedova I.B., et al. Toxigenic Properties of Microscopic Fungi. Bulletin of Tomsk State University. Biology 45 (2019), 6–33 (in Russian). https://doi.org/10.17223/19988591/45/1

Kozlova Ya.I., Kuznetsov V.D., Klimko N.N. Fungi of the Genus Aspergillus and Chronic Lung Diseases. Saint Petersburg, North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov 31 (2020), 14–20 (in Russian). https://doi.org/10.29296/25877305-2020-11-03

Lekomtseva S.A., Malozyomov O.Yu. Characteristics of Penicillium Fungi and Possibilities of Their Use. Forum of Young Scientists 11 (2021) (in Russian).

Koestler R.J., Vedral J. Biodeterioration of Cultural Property. International Biodeterioration 28 (1991), 229–340.

Florian M.-L.E. Fungal Facts. Routledge (2002).

Camargo Caicedo Yi., Pérez H.B., et al. Biodeterioration Risk Assessment in Libraries by Airborne Fungal Spores. Journal of Fungi 10 (2024), 680. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof10100680

Prokhorov A.P., Linnik M.A. Morphologo-Cultural and Biodestructive Characteristics of Chaetomium Species. Vestn. Mosk. Un-ta. Ser. 16, Biology 3 (2011) (in Russian). https://doi.org/10.1234/XXXX-XXXX-2011-3-17-24

Fogle M.R., Douglas D.R. Growth and Mycotoxin Production by Chaetomium globosum is Favored in a Neutral pH. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 9 (2008), 2357–2365. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms9122357

Downloads

Published

2026-04-06

Issue

Vol. 60 No. 1 (268) (2026): In process

Section

Biology

License

Copyright (c) 2026 Proceedings of the YSU

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

“A STUDY OF THE PRESENCE OF MICROFUNGI IN OLD AND RARE BOOK COLLECTIONS AND THEIR IMPACT”. 2026. Proceedings of the YSU B: Chemical and Biological Sciences 60 (1 (268): 23-32. https://doi.org/10.46991/PYSUB.2026.60.1.023.

Most read articles by the same author(s)