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This volume focuses on recent developments in the investigation of the role of microbes associated with historic materials. Contributions from world-renowned scientists describe the latest advancements in the role of microorganisms in the degradation, treatment and protection of cultural heritage materials and objects including ceramic tiles, stained glass, stone and wooden buildings, paintings and library materials. These developments range from the use of third-generation sequencing to detect organisms that are present in the microbiome of colonized parchment, to the ecological approaches being used to investigate microbial colonization of archaeological sites, to the use of bacteria to clean wall paintings. To conclude each section, we have included a synopsis of current research illustrating recent developments.
Preface
The central role of microorganisms in the degradation and preservation of cultural heritage materials
Jennifer Clifford and Archana Vasanthakumar
Degradation, remediation and protection of library materials
Flavia Pinzari and Sílvia O. Sequeira
Recent developments in the diagnosis and treatment of microbial deterioration on easel paintings
Fernando Poyatos-Jiménez, Fátima Morale and Julio Romero-Noguera
Microbial colonization and protective management of wall paintings
Fasi Wu, Ji-Dong Gu, Jie Li, Huyuan Feng and Wanfu Wang
Recent developments in microbial deterioration, treatment and protection of historic stone buildings
Federica Villa and Francesca Cappitelli
Ecological analysis of biodeterioration of stone monuments
Giulia Caneva, Zohreh Hosseini and Flavia Bartoli
Recent developments in microbial degradation, treatment and protection of historic wooden buildings
Beata Gutarowska
Biodeterioration of stained glass and ceramic tiles: recent developments
Maria Filomena Macedo, Márcia G. Vilarigues and Mathilda L. Coutinho
Microbiology and molecular biology as an integral part of the investigation of historic artifacts
Katja Sterflinger and Guadalupe Piñar