Microbial biodeterioration of cultural heritage and identification of the active agents over the last two decades

T Branysova, K Demnerova, M Durovic… - Journal of Cultural …, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Black fungi on stone-built heritage: current knowledge and future outlook

F De Leo, A Marchetta, C Urzì - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Featured Application This is an updated review on black fungi as main biodeteriogens of
cultural heritage stone artifacts. Colonization pattern, taxonomy, and methods to eradicate …

[HTML][HTML] Uncovering the fungal diversity colonizing limestone walls of a forgotten monument in the central region of Portugal by high-throughput sequencing and …

DS Paiva, L Fernandes, J Trovão, N Mesquita, I Tiago… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Featured Application This work expands the current knowledge of fungal agents and their
role in the biodeterioration of limestone rocks, while providing tools for the development of …

Rock-inhabiting fungi: Terminology, diversity, evolution and adaptation mechanisms

B Liu, R Fu, B Wu, X Liu, M Xiang - Mycology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Rock-inhabiting fungi (RIF) constitute an ecological group associated with terrestrial rocks.
This association is generally restricted to the persistent colonisation of rocks and peculiar …

[HTML][HTML] The susceptibility to biodegradation of some consolidants used in the restoration of mural paintings

I Gomoiu, R Cojoc, R Ruginescu, S Neagu, M Enache… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study evaluated both the possible fungal metabolites involved in the degradation of the
commercial consolidant known as Paraloid® B72 and the national artisanal consolidant …

Aerobic environments in combination with substrate additions to soil significantly reshape depth-dependent microbial distribution patterns in Zoige peatlands, China

J Tian, L Liu, H Chen, L Zhong, X Zhou, L Jiang… - Applied Soil …, 2022 - Elsevier
Climate warming is leading to the water table drawdown in peatlands, and a shift in the
structure and productivity of vegetation communities. These events may alter the availability …

Introducing Petrachlorosaceae fam. nov., Petrachloros gen. nov. and Petrachloros mirabilis sp. nov. (Synechococcales, Cyanobacteria) Isolated from a Portuguese …

F Soares, J Trovão, AC Ahn, A Wilmotte… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The Synechococcales is a large cyanobacterial order comprising both unicellular and
filamentous forms, with parietal thylakoid arrangement. Previously, this order has been the …