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Application of Biology to Cultural Heritage III

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 December 2024 | Viewed by 1203

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Maria Filomena Macedo

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VICARTE Research Unit, Department of Conservation and Restoration, NOVA School of Science and Technology (FCT NOVA), 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
Interests: preventive conservation; cultural heritage; biocides; biodiversity; biodeterioration
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Dr. António Manuel Santos Carriço Portugal

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1. Centre for Functional Ecology, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal
2. Fitolab, Laboratory for Phytopathology, Instituto Pedro Nunes, 3030-199 Coimbra, Portugal
Interests: mycology; biodeterioration; cultural heritage; genetics; phytopathology
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The third edition of this Special Issue “Application of Biology to Cultural Heritage III” aims to cover all the latest outstanding developments of biological and biochemical methods that have been developed and applied to cultural heritage.

Cultural heritage biodiversity has received a great deal of research attention in recent years. This Special Issue intends to continue providing a comprehensive examination of the science of biology and its practical application for the preservation of cultural heritage. In this new Special Issue, research papers or reviews on all aspects of biological causes, modes of action, biocidal treatment, and the protection and prevention of cultural heritage are welcome, as well as those addressing the biodeterioration of cultural heritage studies. Papers on the analysis and testing of macro- and microorganisms affecting the preservation of cultural heritage are also welcome.

The knowledge that has arisen from studies of biology applied to cultural heritage may be translated into new conservation and restoration treatments.

This Special Issue addresses researchers from both academia and industry, working in microbiology and biotechnology.

This Special Issue does not include theoretical bioinformatics, medical microbiology, or phytopathological microbiology.

Dr. Maria Filomena Macedo
Dr. António Manuel Santos Carriço Portugal
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Keywords

  • cultural heritage
  • biology
  • biochemistry
  • conservation and restoration
  • preservation
  • treatments
  • biocides
  • biodiversity
  • biodeterioration

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Microbial Diversity of Biodeteriorated Limestone Cultural Heritage Assets Identified Using Molecular Approaches—A Literature Review
by Hana Suchy, Polona Zalar and Maria Filomena Macedo
Appl. Sci. 2024, 14(16), 7429; https://doi.org/10.3390/app14167429 - 22 Aug 2024
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A significant part of our stone heritage is made of limestone. Researchers are increasingly concerned about the risk of biodeterioration of these important objects. In this article, we present an up-to-date review of the microbial diversity of biodeteriorated limestone cultural heritage (CHL). This [...] Read more.
A significant part of our stone heritage is made of limestone. Researchers are increasingly concerned about the risk of biodeterioration of these important objects. In this article, we present an up-to-date review of the microbial diversity of biodeteriorated limestone cultural heritage (CHL). This is based on an extensive bibliographic search of the literature investigating biodiversity using culture-dependent (CD) and culture-independent (CI) techniques. In the case of the former, only articles in which microorganisms were identified using molecular tools that generate DNA sequences were selected, with the aim of providing traceable identification based on the sequences submitted to public databases. The literature search resulted in the selection of 50 articles published between 2004 and 2023. The biodiversity data obtained from the CHL were organized into the following groups: fungi (626 records), bacteria and cyanobacteria (786 and 103 records, respectively), algae (51 records), and archaea (27 records). Within each group, the microbial diversity studied was compared according to results obtained using CD and CI techniques. Of all the articles selected, 12 used both approaches, demonstrating the growing effort to discover the total microbiome of biodeteriorated cultural heritage assets. Full article
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