We report here on bioturbation traces, with micro-dendrite textures, composed of a mixture of altered aluminum and polycarbonate, which have been developed in a common compact disk (CD), destroying information pits. Fungal hyphae proliferated in these deteriorated zones, and Geotrichum-type fungus was isolated from surface-sterilized CD fragments. The severe biodeterioration described is attributed to the slow growth of this arthroconidial fungus on the CD material in the tropical indoor environment of Belize, Central America (∼30°C, ∼90% humidity).
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Garcia-Guinea, J., Cárdenes, V., Martínez, A. T., & Martínez, M. (2001). Fungal bioturbation paths in a compact disk. Naturwissenschaften, 88(8), 351–354. https://doi.org/10.1007/s001140100249
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