The study of biodeterioration is an important issue to allow the best conservation and
prevent the decay of cultural heritage and artworks. In Naples (Italy), a particular museum …

Fungi are nature's major decomposers, and they play an essential role in biogeochemical
cycles. Thanks to their wide enzyme repository, they can break down organic matter and …

Biodeterioration by fungi is a serious problem and is responsible for severe chemical and
physical damage on virtually all supports used to create cultural heritage. The defacing and …

Significant percent of world cultural heritage artifacts is threatened by fungal infestation.
Fungi can deteriorate different substrates via various physical and chemical mechanisms …

Fungi are cosmopolitan in distribution. The fungal deterioration of paper materials (books,
manuscripts, journals and files), wood (household furniture, library and museum furniture) …

The role of fungi in the biodeterioration of frescos has been investigated by microbiological
and ultrastructural techniques. With this aim, the mycoflora present on samples taken from …

Microorganisms are omnipresent in the ambient and have the ability to colonize diverse
natural habitats depending on the temperature, humidity, pH, salt concentration etc …

Biodeterioration is related to several biological systems and metabolic activities of fungi and
bacteria. Fungal contamination is determined by the availability of water and temperature …

Fungi are known to contribute to the development of drastic biodeterioration of historical and
valuable cultural heritage materials. Understandably, studies in this area are increasingly …

Research into the biodeteriorative potential of fungi can serve as an indicator of the
condition of heritage items. Biodeterioration of canvas paintings as a result of fungal …