Microorganisms (bacteria, archaea and fungi), in addition to lichens and insect pests, cause
problems in the conservation of cultural heritage because of their biodeteriorative potential …

Cultural heritage includes everything that mankind has created in the past and has impacted
the development of culture. These objects can be subject to biodeterioration, including the …

Fungi play a considerable role for the deterioration of cultural heritage. Due to their
enormous enzymatic activity and their ability to grow at low aw values fungi are able to …

Background To expand on the range of products which can be obtained from lignocellulosic
biomass, the lignin component should be utilized as feedstock for value-added chemicals …

"… a number of chapters provide excellent summaries of the modern methods available for
studying fungal ecology, along with those more traditional methods that are still extremely …

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 …

Hyphomycetous fungi–so called 'mould'–are the most important agents of biodeterioration in
museums, museums' storage rooms, in libraries, collections and restoration studios. Fungi …

In the present work, a low-molecular-weight xanthan gum (LW-XG) was successfully
obtained via biodegradation of commercial xanthan by the endophytic fungus Chaetomium …

The microbial diversity of different kinds of stains present on the surface of 14 historical
documents (nine parchments and five paper letters) was evaluated through a combination of …

Leather artefacts, archaeological, historical or modern, are prone to microbiological attack
which could lead to irreversible degradation. Previous studies performed on new leather …