ArticleMicrobial ecology2010
Feasibility of removing surface deposits on stone using biological and chemical remediation methods.
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- A Two-Step Surface Modification Methodology for the Advanced Protection of a Stone Surface.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The Application of Chitosan for Protection of Cultural Heritage Objects of the 15-16th Centuries in the State Tretyakov Gallery.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Analysis and control of fungal deterioration on the surface of pottery figurines unearthed from the tombs of the Western Han Dynasty.Frontiers in microbiology · 2022Article
- Murals meet microbes: at the crossroads of microbiology and cultural heritage.Microbial cell (Graz, Austria) · 2021Article
- Dry biocleaning of artwork: an innovative methodology for Cultural Heritage recovery?Microbial cell (Graz, Austria) · 2021Article
- Fungal Community and Biodeterioration Analysis of Hull Wood and Its Storage Environment of the Nanhai No. 1 Shipwreck.Frontiers in microbiology · 2020Article
- Microbial Biodeterioration of Cultural Heritage: Events, Colonization, and Analyses.Microbial ecology · 2019Review
- Site-Specific Microbial Decomposer Communities Do Not Imply Faster Decomposition: Results from a Litter Transplantation Experiment.Microorganisms · 2019Article
- Bio-cleaning of nitrate salt efflorescence on stone samples using extremophilic bacteria.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Melding the Old with the New: Trends in Methods Used to Identify, Monitor, and Control Microorganisms on Cultural Heritage Materials.Microbial ecology · 2018Review
- Microbial community analysis and biodeterioration of waterlogged archaeological wood from the Nanhai No. 1 shipwreck during storage.Scientific reports · 2018Article
- Microbial biotechnology approaches to mitigating the deterioration of construction and heritage materials.Microbial biotechnology · 2017Article
- Identification of Fungal Communities Associated with the Biodeterioration of Waterlogged Archeological Wood in a Han Dynasty Tomb in China.Frontiers in microbiology · 2017Article
- The problem of sampling on built heritage: a preliminary study of a new non-invasive method.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2014Article
- Isolation and molecular identification of deteriorating fungi from Cyrus the Great tomb stones.Iranian journal of microbiology · 2014Article
- Evaluation of zosteric acid for mitigating biofilm formation of Pseudomonas putida isolated from a membrane bioreactor system.International journal of molecular sciences · 2014Article
- Microbiological Analysis of Surfaces of Leonardo Da Vinci's Atlantic Codex: Biodeterioration Risk.International journal of microbiology · 2014Article
- The safety of biocleaning technologies for cultural heritage.Frontiers in microbiology · 2014Article
- Microbial deterioration of cultural heritage and works of art--tilting at windmills?Applied microbiology and biotechnology · 2013Review
- Biofilms on tuff stones at historical sites: identification and removal by nonthermal effects of radiofrequencies.Microbial ecology · 2013Article
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Abstract
The study was conducted on alterations found on stone artwork and integrates microbial control and a biotechnological method for the removal of undesirable chemical substances. The Demetra and Cronos sculptures are two of 12 stone statues decorating the courtyard of the Buonconsiglio Castle in Trento (Italy). An initial inspection of the statues revealed putative black crusts and highlighted the microbial contamination causing discoloration. In 2006, the Cultural Heritage Superintendence of Trento commissioned us to study and remove these chemical and biological stains. Stereomicroscopy characterised the stone of the sculptures as oolitic limestone, and infrared analyses confirmed the presence of black crusts. To remove the black crusts, we applied a remediation treatment of sulphate-reducing bacteria, which removes the chemical alteration but preserves the original stone and the patina noble. Using traditional and biomolecular methods, we studied the putative microbial contamination and confirmed the presence of biodeteriogens and chose biocide Biotin N for the removal of the agents causing the discolouration. Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis fluorescent in situ hybridisation established that Cyanobacteria and green algae genera were responsible for the green staining whereas the black microbial contamination was due to dematiaceous fungi. After the biocide Biotin N treatment, we applied molecular methods and demonstrated that the Cyanobacteria, and most of the green algae and dematiaceous fungi, had been efficiently removed. The reported case study reveals that conservators can benefit from an integrated biotechnological approach aimed at the biocleaning of chemical alterations and the abatement of biodeteriogens.
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