Fungal biodeterioration and preservation of cultural heritage, artwork, and historical artifacts: Extremophily and adaptation

GM Gadd, M Fomina, F Pinzari - Microbiology and Molecular …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Fungi are often the most obvious agents of cultural heritage … of filamentous fungi enable
efficient dispersal and colonization of … and detritus from animals and insects (53). Colonization of …

Is the fungus Aspergillus a threat to cultural heritage?

SM Romero, SL Giudicessi, RG Vitale - Journal of Cultural Heritage, 2021 - Elsevier
… The main goal of this work was to perform a review on the cultural heritage biodeterioration
produced by species Aspergillus genus. An update on taxonomy is also provided. Species …

Parengyodontium album, a frequently reported fungal species in the cultural heritage environment

J Leplat, A François, F Bousta - Fungal Biology Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
… how to preserve monuments and collections. Among these … of arthropods in the dissemination
of fungal species is commonly recognized, especially in environments where insects are …

Air and wall mycobiota interactions—A case study in the Old Cathedral of Coimbra

N Mesquita, F Soares, HP de Carvalho, J Trovão… - … and Fungi in the Built …, 2022 - Elsevier
… This suggests the possibility of the air working as a vector for the dispersion of fungal
The presence of such threats promotes the irreversible degradation of our heritage while …

Mycobiome Diversity of the Cave Church of Sts. Peter and Paul in Serbia—Risk Assessment Implication for the Conservation of Rare Cavern Habitat Housing a …

M Ljaljević Grbić, I Dimkić, Ž Savković, M Stupar… - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Can arthropods act as vectors of fungal dispersion in heritage collections? A case study
on the archive of the University of Coimbra, Portugal. Int. Biodeterior. …

Fungal and bacterial species richness in biodeteriorated seventeenth century Venetian manuscripts

M Stratigaki, A Armirotti, G Ottonello, S Manente… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
… 8a) facilitate their dispersion and promote biodiversity by exploiting the … fungi transport their
spores by using the bodies of insects or mites, thereby rendering Arthropoda as their vectors

Diversity and seasonal dynamics of airborne fungi in Nerja Cave, Spain

V Jurado, Y Del Rosal, C Liñan, T Martin-Pozas… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Can arthropods act as vectors of fungal dispersion in heritage collections? A case study
on the archive of the University of Coimbra, Portugal. Int. Biodeter. …

Changing insect catch in Viennese museums during COVID-19

P Brimblecombe, P Querner - Heritage, 2023 - mdpi.com
… pests and other arthropods were also found, but will not be … , so they neither act as a vector
or drive insects from the interiors… this study appear not to be actively harming the collections or …

Uncovering the fungal diversity colonizing limestone walls of a forgotten monument in the central region of Portugal by high-throughput sequencing and culture-based …

DS Paiva, L Fernandes, J Trovão, N Mesquita, I Tiago… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
… These features make it highly susceptible to fungal colonization and an exceptional target …
of our cultural heritage. In this work, a thorough analysis of the fungal community composition …

Biodeterioration of heritage buildings representative of Costa Rican Caribbean architecture

K García-Baltodano… - … Cultural Heritage, 2023 - conservation-science.unibo.it
… Nonetheless, it was not possible to find living insects for collection … is that fungi can be
dispersed by wind or vectors and thus … due to damage caused by fungi, insects, climate, and other …