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

Geochemical cycles result in the chemical, physical, and mineralogical modification of rocks,
eventually leading to formation of soil. However, when the stones and rocks are a part of …

This publication brings together wide-ranging scientific contributions from the field of plant
biology relating to the conservation of cultural heritage and offers fundamental knowledge …

Biofilm-forming cyanobacteria are widespread inhabitants of exposed stones in
archaeological and historical sites and caves. Outdoors, these phototrophic biofilms are …

Surfaces are continuously exposed to physical, chemical and biological degradation.
Among the biological agents that cause deterioration, microorganisms are of critical …

Biofouling has destructive effects on shipping and leisure vessels, thus producing severe
problems for marine and naval sectors due to corrosion with consequent elevated fuel …

Microorganisms play critical roles in every kind of habitat on Earth, including those
constructed by humans. Thus, our cultural heritage is affected by microbial colonization …

Biodeterioration can be defined as any undesired change of the properties of a material
caused by biological activity of living organisms. The biodeterioration of stone materials is …

Cyanobacterial biofilms occurring on the exterior of three stone monuments at Santiniketan,
India were analyzed. Species of Scytonema and Tolypothrix were the major components of …

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 …