RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Heyrman, Jeroen A1 Balcaen, An A1 Rodriguez-Diaz, Marina A1 Logan, Niall A. A1 Swings, Jean A1 De Vos, PaulYR 2003 T1 Bacillus decolorationis sp. nov., isolated from biodeteriorated parts of the mural paintings at the Servilia tomb (Roman necropolis of Carmona, Spain) and the Saint-Catherine chapel (Castle Herberstein, Austria) JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 53 IS 2 SP 459 OP 463 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.02452-0 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB Microbial growths causing discoloration on the Roman wall paintings of the Servilia tomb at the necropolis of Carmona (Spain) and the medieval wall paintings of the Saint-Catherine chapel at Castle Herberstein (Austria) were investigated and from four different samples, a group of ten strains with similar characteristics was isolated. The isolates were characterized in a polyphasic taxonomic study, including 16S rDNA sequence analysis, (GTG)5-PCR genomic fingerprinting, DNA–DNA hybridization, DNA base ratio, fatty acid analysis, morphological and biochemical characterization. The data obtained attribute the isolates to a novel species of the genus Bacillus, for which the name Bacillus decolorationis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is strain LMG 19507T (=DSM 14890T)., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.02452-0