The knowledge about the microbial communities present in mural paintings is of utmost
importance to develop effective conservation and mitigation strategies. The present paper …

Mural paintings are some of the oldest and most important cultural expressions of mankind
and play an important role for the understanding of societies and civilizations. These cultural …

Traditional methods normally used to study the microbial populations present on artwork
surfaces are time-consuming and often do not reveal the specific characteristics of the …

This paper uses molecular techniques to describe the microstructure and microbiological
communities of sixteenth century artwork and their relationships. The microbiological …

Medieval wall paintings are often affected by biodecay. An inventory of the existing
microorganisms associated with the damage to the paintings is not yet an integral part of the …

Studies of the microorganisms living on cultural assets and their potential damaging effects
begin with an understanding of the microbial diversity present in such samples. Recently …

Microorganisms can be responsible for the destruction of cultural heritage, together with
several environmental conditions, ageing and the chemical structure of substrate. There is a …

Thanks to the revolutionary invention of the polymerase chain reaction and the sequencing
of DNA and RNA by means of “Sanger sequencing” in the 1970th and 1980th, it became …

Since it has been reported that microorganisms can affect painting pigments, Paleolithic
painting microbiology deserves attention. The present study is the first report on the bacterial …

Microbial biofilms were massively developing on the surfaces and within the painting layers
of mural paintings of a parish church in Lower Saxony, which were exposed and restored in …