A total of 27 strains of Oculatella were isolated, characterized and sequenced, and analysed
phylogenetically with an additional environmental clone from the Atacama Desert and 10 …

Coping with Biological Growth on Stone Heritage Objects: Methods, Products, Applications,
and Perspectives offers hands-on guidance for addressing the specific challenges involved …

Cultural heritage objects composed of inorganic materials, such as metals and stones,
support microbial life. Many factors affect the growth of microorganisms: moisture, pH, light …

A new genus and species of subaerophytic cyanobacteria with very thin purple-red
trichomes are described. The seven strains included in this genus were isolated from …

The polyphasic approach has been widely applied in cyanobacterial taxonomy, which
frequently led to additions to the species inventory. Increasing our knowledge about species …

Mineral structures formed by bacterial and microalgal biofilms growing on the
archaeological surface in Maltese hypogea were studied using Energy Dispersive X-Ray …

Microbially induced calcite precipitation occurs naturally on ancient limestone surfaces in
Maltese hypogea. We exploited this phenomenon and treated deteriorated limestone with …

The present study focuses on a description of the biodiversity of subaerial phototrophic
biofilms occurring on archaeological surfaces in Maltese hypogean environments, namely St …

Microbial biofilms colonizing cultural heritage sites are detrimental due to the production of
exudates which deteriorate archaeological surfaces. In this study, a number of microalgal …

Two heterocytous filamentous cyanobacterial strains were isolated from biofilms growing in
separate palaeo-Christian catacombs dedicated to St Agatha and St Paul at Rabat in Malta …