JISP vol 14(2)
December 1999
Fungal Contamination of Plastinated
Specimens
Rafael Augusto Dantas Prinz,
João Antonio Pereira Correia, Áurea Maria Lage Moraes, Almir
Lobo da Silva, Susanne Queiroz and Lúcia Helena Antunes Pezzi
Abstract
Fungal contamination of plastinated
specimens has not been previously reported in literature. However, during
a tropical rainstorm period, last summer, we have been surprised by a massive
fungal infestation of our plastinated specimens collection. The intent
of this report is to discuss the probable causes, consequences and prevention
of this misfortune, as well as to present an efficient, harmless and low-cost
fungicide method that can be used in plastinated specimens.