ArticleMicrobial biotechnology2017
Microbial biotechnology approaches to mitigating the deterioration of construction and heritage materials.
Article in Microbial biotechnology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Fungal biodeterioration and preservation of cultural heritage, artwork, and historical artifacts: extremophily and adaptation.Microbiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR · 2024Review
- A review on the potential of filamentous fungi for microbial self-healing of concrete.Fungal biology and biotechnology · 2021Review
- Dry biocleaning of artwork: an innovative methodology for Cultural Heritage recovery?Microbial cell (Graz, Austria) · 2021Article
- Evaluation of an alternative biotreatment for the extraction of harmful iron and sulfur species from waterlogged wood.European physical journal plus · 2021Article
- Niche partitioning of microbial communities at an ancient vitrified hillfort: implications for vitrified radioactive waste disposal.International biodeterioration & biodegradation · 2020Article
- Microbial biotechnology approaches to mitigating the deterioration of construction and heritage materials.Microbial biotechnology · 2017Article
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Abstract
Microorganisms are the main engines of elemental cycling in this planet and therefore have a profound impact on both organic and mineral substrates. As such, past and present human-made structures and cultural heritage can be negatively affected by microbial activity. Processes such as bioweathering (rocks and minerals), biodeterioration (organic substrates) or biocorrosion (metals) participate to the degradation or structural damage of construction and heritage materials. This structural damage can cause major economic losses (e.g. replacement of cast-iron pipes in water distribution networks), and in the case of heritage materials, the entire loss of invaluable objects or monuments. Even though one can regard the influence of microbial activity on construction and heritage materials as negative, remarkably, the same metabolic pathways involved in degradation can be exploited to increase the stability of these materials.
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