Microbiological methodologies allow understanding the causes that lead to the development
of a certain microbial community colonizing an artistic surface, to characterize its …

Thanks to the revolutionary invention of the polymerase chain reaction and the sequencing
of DNA and RNA by means of “Sanger sequencing” in the 1970th and 1980th, it became …

Living organisms leave traces of DNA in the objects they colonize and contribute to the
microbiome of a given environment. The microbiome of cultural objects is an indicator of …

Microbiological and biomolecular approaches to cultural heritage research have expanded
the established research horizon from the prevalent focus on the cultural objects' …

The aim of this study was to detect the community structure of Bacteria and Archaea,
especially halophilic microorganisms, involved in the biodeterioration of historic building …

The study performed on the stone materials from the Convent of Christ revealed the
presence of a complex microbial ecosystem, emphasizing the determinant role of …

Introduction The evaluation of biological degradation of waterlogged archeological wood is
crucial to choose the conservative and protective treatments to be applied to the wooden …

Bacteria represent a well-established source of art objects biodeterioration, often resulting in
aesthetical deterioration of the surface, chemical corrosion or mechanical damage. The …

Highlights•Multiomics can be applied for analysis of the biodeterioration of heritage
materials.•Metabolically active microbes and mechanisms must be focused …

Cultural heritage objects constitute a very diverse environment, inhabited by various
bacteria and fungi. The impact of these microorganisms on the degradation of artworks is …