Microorganisms (bacteria, archaea and fungi), in addition to lichens and insect pests, cause
problems in the conservation of cultural heritage because of their biodeteriorative potential …

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 …

Corrosion of stone by acid rain and deterioration from biofilms are global problems for
industrial and residential buildings as well as cultural heritage, such as statues or historic …

Microorganisms colonize caves extensively, and in caves open for tourism they may cause
alterations on wall surfaces. This is a major concern in caves displaying Paleolithic art …

Abstract The Maijishan Grottoes, located on the ancient Silk Road in West China, was
constructed from the 4th centuries onward for more than 1500 years and became a …

The ability of microorganisms to degrade building materials depends on several factors.
Biological corrosion occurs in close dependence with chemical and physical factors …

Over the last two decades, the biotechnologies applied to Cultural heritage (CH) have
become a successful novel alternative to the traditional approaches in the CH conservation …

Microbial activity has an important impact on the maintenance of cultural heritage materials,
owing to the key role of microorganisms in many deterioration processes. In order to …

In this study, we compared the microbial communities colonising ancient cave wall paintings
of the Mogao Grottoes exhibiting signs of biodeterioration. Ten samples were collected from …

Biological growth represents one of the main threats for the conservation of subterranean
cultural heritage. Knowledge of the conditions which favour the various taxonomic groups is …