The incidence of fungi inside certain historic buildings and premises used for storing
heritage collections in Havana (Cuba) and fungal contamination of the items stored there …

Fungi can cause serious damages to historical works of art. This study aims to evaluate
fungal pollution in the indoor air environment, deposited dust and surfaces of works of art in …

Microbiological studies were carried out on samples taken from L. Gambara's deteriorated
frescos, painted on outside walls of two buildings in Brescia, Italy, in the 16th century. The …

The principal purpose of the study was to evaluate in vitro the potential ability of fungal
isolates obtained from the painted layer of frescoes and surrounding air to induce symptoms …

Biodeterioration is a topic of ever-growing concern and is particularly relevant in the context
of cultural heritage conservation, since artworks and monuments provide diversified …

Enumeration and identification of airborne viable fungi in different indoor environments at
museums, libraries and one archive were carried out using an air slit sampler. The …

This study is an attempt to monitor the indoor microclimate and the microbiological
contamination of some indoor objects inside a wooden Orthodox church. Standard …

Pieces of art stored in museum depots and display rooms are subject to fungal colonization
that leads to bio-deterioration processes. Deteriorated wooden sculptures and art …

Aerobiological sampling was carried out during two consecutive years, 2000 and 2001, in
order to ascertain the level of fungal spores present in indoor and outdoor environments in …

Fungal contamination (foxing) was detected on a painting stored in an art museum. The
internal environments were assessed using a fungal index. The index is a biological climate …