Molecular Biology and Cultural Heritage

by Saiz-Jimenez,C.

• ISBN13: 9789058095558
• ISBN10: 905809555X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

This book contains forty reviewed papers delivered at the International Congress Molecular Biology and Cultural Heritage held in Seville, March 2003. It is divided in four parts, the first one presents the state-of-the- art and reviews on molecular techniques applied to the study of micromial communities colonizing monuments and cultural heritage assets. Part two covers specific molecular techniques used in biodeterioration studies, part three includes an updated overview on European biodeterioration projects, and part four presents selected biodeterioration case studies from all over the world

Table of Contents

Foreword
Organization
Overview on existing molecular techniques with potential interest in cultural heritage	p. 3
Acidobacteria in Paleolithic painting caves	p. 15
The colonisation of building materials by microorganisms as revealed by culturing and molecular methods	p. 23
Description of novel bacterial species associated with biodeteriorated mural paintings using molecular techniques	p. 29
Analysis of the microbial diversity present on the wall paintings of Castle of Herberstein by molecular techniques	p. 35
Classifying bacterial isolates from hypogean environments: Application of a novel fluorimetric method for the estimation of G + C mol% content in microorganisms by thermal denaturation temperature	p. 47
Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization (FISH) to study biodeterioration in cultural heritage	p. 55
Biocide treatment of rock and mural paintings: Problems of application, molecular techniques of control and environmental hazards	p. 61
Cyanobacteria and biodeterioration of monumental stones	p. 73
Biodeterioration of miniature paintings from the 18th and 19th centuries	p. 79
Microbial contamination in museum collections: Organic materials	p. 85
Microbial toxins in moisture damaged indoor environments and cultural assets	p. 93
Molecular characterization of lead-resistant isolates from Certosa of Pavia red stains	p. 109
Characterization of bacterial communities on stone monuments by molecular biology tools	p. 115
Protein studies in cultural heritage	p. 119
Tiffany's drawings, fungal spots and phylogenetic trees	p. 131
An investigation of bacterial dissolution of Maya limestone: Biodiversity and functional analysis	p. 137
Molecular biology for investigation of cyanobacterial populations on historic buildings in Brazil	p. 141
The potential of DGGE for analysis of fungal biofilms on historic buildings	p. 145
Cyanobacteria attack rocks (CATS): Control and preventive strategies to avoid damage caused by cyanobacteria and associated microorganisms in Roman hypogean monuments	p. 151
Aerophytic biofilms in dim habitats	p. 163
The importance of light in the conservation of hypogean monuments	p. 171
Biomineralisation of different crystalline phases by bacteria isolated from catacombs	p. 179
Multiple approach to study the structure and diversity of microbial communities colonizing artistic surfaces. Study case: The Roman catacombs of St. Callixtus and Domitilla	p. 187
Effect of Algophase on the cyanobacterium Gloeothece membranacea CCAP 1430/3	p. 195
Biomediated calcite tratments for stone conservation	p. 201
Microbial calcium carbonate precipitation for reinforcement of monumental stones	p. 209
Fungal colonization on treated and untreated stone surfaces	p. 213
Microbial communities in black crusts: An approach for assessing carbon utilisation	p. 219
Insect infestation in museum collections: Organic materials	p. 225
Biodeterioration control in cultural heritage: Methods and products	p. 233
Deterioration and bioremediation of fresco: A case-study	p. 243
Diagnostic tools for monitoring phototrophic biodeteriogens	p. 247
A comparative study on biodeterioration and weathering effects in three sites of the Latin American cultural heritage	p. 253
Microbiological studies of biofilm present on stones from the National Museum building, Bogota, Colombia	p. 259
Experimental evidence of oxalate formation by fungal strains on marble samples	p. 263
The microbial flora of naturally-aged silk fibroin	p. 267
Atmospheric and biological deterioration of two churches of the cultural heritage of the city of Medellin, Colombia	p. 271
Preliminary microbiological analysis of biofilms of some monuments in Villa de Leyva, Colombia	p. 277
Experimental approach of the role of rock varnish in the transfer properties of sandstone	p. 281
Author index	p. 287
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