Microbiological aspects of the examination of the 140-year-old embalmed body of N.I. Pirogov

Melnyk, O.P.; Tkach, Hennadii Fedorovych; Frišhons, J.; Guminskyi, Y.Y.; Kovalchuk, V. P.; Svoboda, J.; Melnyk, M.V.; Dzetkulicova, V.

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Title	Microbiological aspects of the examination of the 140-year-old embalmed body of N.I. Pirogov
Authors	Melnyk, O.P. Tkach, Hennadii Fedorovych Frišhons, J. Guminskyi, Y.Y. Kovalchuk, V. P. Svoboda, J. Melnyk, M.V. Dzetkulicova, V.
Keywords	embalming microbiology mildew Penicillium citrinum Pirogov
Type	Article
Date of Issue	2021
URI	https://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/87980
Publisher	International Society for Plastination (ISP)
License	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Citation	Microbiological aspects of the examination of the 140-year-old embalmed body of N.I. Pirogov / O. P. Melnyk, G. F. Tkach, J. Frišhons et al. // Journal of Plastination. 2021. Volume 33, Issue 2. P. 24-27.
Abstract	The body of N.I. Pirogov has been entombed in the Church of St. Nicolas in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, since 1881, when it was embalmed by Professor Vyvodtsev. During the re-embalming of the body of N.I. Pirogov in 2018, microbiological swabs from the body and its surroundings were taken and, among other things, skin, subcutaneous tissue, and muscle and bone tissues were taken for ultramicroscopic examination. Hyphae of fungi of the genus Penicillium citrinum were found at two sites during this examination. The occurrence of fungi can be explained by the already weakened immunity before death due to cancer, and its subsequent postmortem growth due to the non-use of formaldehyde and the placement of the body in a non-sterile and relatively humid environment of the tomb without regular control.
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