Monuments are remarkably adequate sample of unbelievable artistry and guardian pillars of
India's cultural heritage. Western Odisha, India has several incredible monuments like …

Many archaeologically important stone temples, caves, mortar monuments with artistic
expression as well as building facades of India are now disfigured due to colonization of …

The exterior facades of several stone temples of Bhubaneswar (eastern India), built during
the 6th to 13th centuries, are now covered with blackish-brown biofilms dominated by …

Colonization and growth of cyanobacteria on exposed surfaces of stone-made temples and
monuments result in their biodeterioration in form of both aesthetic and structural damage …

Cyanobacteria (Blue-green algae) are a morphologically diverse and widely distributed
group of oxygenic photosynthetic prokaryotes that successfully colonize and inhabit almost …

Fifty seven taxa of Cyanobacteria and 15 taxa of Chlorophyta were recorded from the
exterior of buildings and rock surfaces of monuments in different regions in India. Four …

The present communication describes the first report on the biodiversity of epilithic
cyanobacterial explorations from different localities of Kerala between June-October 2014 …

Cyanoprokaryotes (Cyanoprokaryota, Cyanophyceae, Cyanobacteria, blue-green algae),
the autotrophic photosynthetic bacteria grow in almost every terrestrial and aquatic habitat …

Subaerial cyanobacteria on exterior surface of monuments and building facades have great
importance under extreme conditions to enhance their colonization and diversity. Work was …