Stone monuments situated in the Alexander Nevsky Abbey, the Summer Garden, and the
Smolenskoe Cemetery, St. Petersburg, and marble and limestone sculptures and …

Various bacteria, streptomycetes and fungi were isolated from the damaged frescoes and
building materials in the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin at the Pafnutii-Borovskii …

The composition of superficial deposits in urban environment and their importance in the
development of the lithobiotic community of microorganisms has been investigated. Polyols …

Identification of microorganisms on the surfaces of historical objects traditionally involves
classical microbiology techniques. Cultivation methods allow, to a limited extent, the …

This chapter presents an overview on the principal approaches used in microbial ecology
and discusses their applicability to study biodeterioration of works of art. Single-Strand …

In this paper some examples of the development of communities of microorganisms and
plants on historic buildings and monuments are shown. When the building stones differ from …

Biodeterioration can be defined as any undesired change of the properties of a material
caused by biological activity of living organisms. The biodeterioration of stone materials is …

Biodeterioration is a serious threat to cultural heritage objects and buildings. The
deterioration of a given material often incurs irreparable losses in terms of uniqueness and …

Microbial activity following invasion of human-made structures and artifacts can have
profound social and economic consequences including the permanent loss of cultural …

Bacteria can live either as free planktonic cells in bulk solution, or as sessile cells attached
to a surface. In addition to their attachment status, sessile bacteria are part of sessile …