Biodeterioration

biodeterioration

[‚bī·ō·di‚tir·ē·ər′ā·shən] (materials) Decay of wood or other material caused by fungi, bacteria, insects, or marine boring organisms.

Biodeterioration

Agents that contribute to the deterioration of stone. Modes of disintegration are both physical and chemical, and are affected by bacteria, algae, lichen, fungi, mosses, and guano from birds and other mammals.