Paper-based works of art and documents of cultural importance kept in museums and
libraries can show notorious signs of deterioration, including foxing stains, caused by fungal …

World cultural heritage suffers from deterioration caused by both natural and anthropogenic
processes, among which microorganisms are significantly involved. Among the key issues of …

Seven emblematic Leonardo da Vinci's drawings were investigated through third generation
sequencing technology (Nanopore). In addition, SEM analyses were carried out to acquire …

In northern Portugal it was identified that some mural paintings from the 15th and 16th
centuries disclose a chromatic alteration in the form of black stains possibly of …

The aim of the study was to optimise operating parameters of a diode laser (810 nm), that
could be used to effectively disinfect very small, microbiologically contaminated spots on …

Abstract In the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Oświęcim, Poland (A-BSM) a new
research has been started on the use of vaporised hydrogen peroxide (VHP) as a …

Illumina sequencing. In total, 156 494, 52 451 and 41 615 sequences were obtained from
three samples. Documents were colonized by 225 taxa. Glomeromycota, Zygomycota …

Environmental stress caused by water continuously exposes buildings to microbial
colonization. This is highly evident when both minor dampness and mass flooding occur …

This chapter posits the value of learning to read and interpret non-textual and even
nonhuman markings—what we might call eco-annotations—on the pages of the aging …

This chapter discusses the most important groups of harmful biological agents which may be
hazardous to human health at the workplace. These agents include filamentous fungi and …