Biodeterioration is when living organisms chemically or physically change or alter the
appearance of materials objects. Organisms can colonize and destroy valuable cultural …

The biodeterioration process involves every type of Cultural Heritage item, including
monuments, stoneworks, frescoes, and easel paintings. The accurate study of the microbial …

The different organisms, ranging from plants to bacteria, and viruses that dwell on built
cultural heritage can be passive or active participants in conservation processes. For the …

A bacterial strain isolated from a soil sample collected from Tamil Nadu Agriculture
University, Coimbatore (India) was characterized as Bacillus velezensis KLP2016 by 16S …

Archaeological sites and structures suffer from several factors of deterioration. The present
survey focuses on the biodeterioration by plants, which is not less important than the rest of …

Biodeterioration of monumental complexes is in large part due to the proliferation of various
microorganisms that attack the physical–chemical structures of support materials. Various …

Several biosurfactants with antagonistic activity are produced by a variety of
microorganisms. Lipopeptides (LPPs) produced by some Bacillus strains, including …

A bacterium strain isolated from freshwater sediment of San Pablo river of Santiago de
Cuba, Cuba was identified as a Bacillus sp. by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization …

The microbiota present in cultural heritage objects, made by diverse inorganic and organic
materials and inserted into particular environment, represents a complex and dynamic …

In recent years, the population has become acutely aware of the need to conserve the
world's resources. The study of new compounds produced by natural means is important in …