Fungi affecting wall paintings of historical value: a worldwide meta-analysis of their detected diversity

L Zucconi, F Canini, D Isola, G Caneva - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Wall paintings have been a cultural expression of human creativity throughout history. Their
degradation or destruction represents a loss to the world's cultural heritage, and fungi have …

Insights into the bacterial and fungal communities and microbiome that causes a microbe outbreak on ancient wall paintings in the Maijishan Grottoes

D He, F Wu, W Ma, Y Zhang, JD Gu, Y Duan… - International …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Maijishan Grottoes, located on the ancient Silk Road in West China, was
constructed from the 4th centuries onward for more than 1500 years and became a …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial recolonization of artificial and natural stone artworks after cleaning and coating treatments

D Pinna - Journal of Cultural Heritage, 2023 - Elsevier
Historical stone artworks are susceptible to damage in many environments. Biodeterioration
caused by lichens and biofilm-forming microorganisms on these artworks has gained …

Spatial and temporal changes in microclimate affect disease distribution in two ancient tombs of Southern Tang Dynasty

C **a, D Liu, Z Kong, H **e, B Mu, S Hokoi, Y Li - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Two tombs of the Southern Tang Dynasty (Qinling Tomb and Shunling Tomb), the most
important cultural heritages in China, were built for emperors 1000 years ago and decorated …

Recolonization dynamics of marble monuments after cleaning treatments: A nine-year follow-up study

G Toreno, L Zucconi, G Caneva, P Meloni… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The prevention and control of biological patinas on outdoor stone monuments represent a
demanding challenge for the conservation of cultural heritage also due to some …

Assessment of cleaning techniques and its effectiveness for controlling biodeterioration fungi on wall paintings of Maijishan Grottoes

D He, F Wu, W Ma, JD Gu, R Xu, J Hu, Y Yue… - International …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biodeterioration is one of the main challenges in conservation of cultural heritage. This study
tested and evaluated non-destructive methods to clean and control the microbial mycelia …

The bio-patina on a hypogeum wall of the matera-sassi rupestrian church “San Pietro Barisano” before and after Treatment with Glycoalkaloids

F Cardellicchio, SA Bufo, SM Mang, I Camele, AM Salvi… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The investigation focused on the deterioration of the walls in the hypogeum of “San Pietro
Barisano” rupestrian church, located in the Matera-Sassi (Southern Italy), one of the …

The roman houses of the Caelian Hill (Rome, Italy): multitemporal evaluation of biodeterioration patterns

D Isola, F Bartoli, S Morretta, G Caneva - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Like other hypogeal environments, the Roman Houses of the Caelian Hill are prone to
unwanted biological growth. Wide conservative interventions have been carried out at the …

Automatic monitoring of the biocolonisation of historical building's facades through convolutional neural networks (CNN)

M D'Orazio, A Gianangeli, F Monni… - Journal of Cultural …, 2024 - Elsevier
Built cultural heritage is exposed to various deterioration problems caused by different types
of actions. To reduce the need for major interventions, preventive conservation (PC) …

Science for art: multi-years' evaluations of biocidal efficacy in support of artwork conservation

F Bartoli, D Isola, A Casanova Municchia… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
In recent decades, the relationship between Science and Art has been gradually
strengthened through the use of diagnostic, conservation, and valorization technologies …