ArticleBrazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology]2020
Isolation and molecular identification of a strain belonging to the new species Zalaria obscura from a deteriorated wooden artwork.
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- Isomaltooligosaccharides Production Using α-Glucosidase Activity from Zalaria sp. Him3, a Fructooligosaccharides-Producing Yeast.Current microbiology · 2025Article
- Characterization of Zalaria obscura Y1223 hydrolases: implications for lignocellulose conversion.AMB Express · 2025Article
- Once upon a Time, There Was a Piece of Wood: Present Knowledge and Future Perspectives in Fungal Deterioration of Wooden Cultural Heritage in Terrestrial Ecosystems and Diagnostic Tools.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Black yeasts in hypersaline conditions.Applied microbiology and biotechnology · 2024Review
- De novo genome assembly and analysis of Zalaria sp. Him3, a novel fructooligosaccharides producing yeast.BMC genomic data · 2022Article
- Growth ability, carbon source utilization and biochemical features of the new specie Zalaria obscura.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2022Article
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Abstract
We report the case of an outdoor deteriorated wooden sculpture of Madonna, completely blackened in the face, and thus suspected of fungal attack. A multi-disciplinary approach, including microbiological analysis, molecular biology, and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, was applied to understand the real nature of the observed alteration. FT-IR showed that the blackening was due to the application of a natural terpene resin subjected to alteration over time. The microbiological assay allowed to isolate a particular black fungus that has been recovered in the vegetative phase, growing as the only species adapted to the examined substrate. Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST) analysis of the ITS (internal transcribed spacer) region sequence identified the fungus (LS31012019) as Zalaria obscura, a black yeast belonging to the new genus Zalaria, family Dothideales. Overall, this study evidenced the importance of a multi-disciplinary approach to understand the real causes of observed deterioration of artworks. More interestingly, the recovery of a strain identified as Z. obscura from this type of substrate is never reported in the literature and this finding could offer the possibility to investigate the role of this microorganism in the deterioration process of cultural heritage.
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