The Decorated Garden Grotto of Condes de Basto Palace in Évora, Portugal: Microbial Community Characterization and Biocide Tests for Conservation
The Eugénio de Almeida Foundation’s Casa de Fresco is a historical monument of valuable historic–artistic significance, which currently reveals an assortment of biofilms due to the proliferation of microorganisms in the stone and rocaille elements. The biodeterioration in this area was studied as pa...
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| author | Inês Silva Cátia Salvador Sílvia Arantes Ana Z. Miller António Candeias Ana Teresa Caldeira |
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| description | The Eugénio de Almeida Foundation’s Casa de Fresco is a historical monument of valuable historic–artistic significance, which currently reveals an assortment of biofilms due to the proliferation of microorganisms in the stone and rocaille elements. The biodeterioration in this area was studied as part of the Conservation and Restoration Project. We effectively characterized the local microbial community using modern high-throughput DNA analysis. Our results suggested the existence of a variety of lichens or lichenized fungi, including genera such as <i>Variospora</i>, <i>Verrucaria</i>, <i>Circinaria</i>, and <i>Caloplaca</i>. Furthermore, we detected several prokaryote microorganisms related to the identification of these lichens. To properly deal with this microbiological issue and avoid fungal recolonization, we evaluated available commercial antimicrobial treatments. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-80ab58aeec144c2192b682137e318bab2024-03-27T13:54:45ZengMDPI AGMicro2673-80232024-02-014111713110.3390/micro4010008The Decorated Garden Grotto of Condes de Basto Palace in Évora, Portugal: Microbial Community Characterization and Biocide Tests for ConservationInês Silva0Cátia Salvador1Sílvia Arantes2Ana Z. Miller3António Candeias4Ana Teresa Caldeira5HERCULES Laboratory & IN2PAST—Associate Laboratory for Research and Innovation in Heritage, Arts, Sustainability and Territory, University of Évora, Largo Marquês de Marialva 8, 7000-809 Évora, PortugalHERCULES Laboratory & IN2PAST—Associate Laboratory for Research and Innovation in Heritage, Arts, Sustainability and Territory, University of Évora, Largo Marquês de Marialva 8, 7000-809 Évora, PortugalHERCULES Laboratory & IN2PAST—Associate Laboratory for Research and Innovation in Heritage, Arts, Sustainability and Territory, University of Évora, Largo Marquês de Marialva 8, 7000-809 Évora, PortugalHERCULES Laboratory & IN2PAST—Associate Laboratory for Research and Innovation in Heritage, Arts, Sustainability and Territory, University of Évora, Largo Marquês de Marialva 8, 7000-809 Évora, PortugalHERCULES Laboratory & IN2PAST—Associate Laboratory for Research and Innovation in Heritage, Arts, Sustainability and Territory, University of Évora, Largo Marquês de Marialva 8, 7000-809 Évora, PortugalHERCULES Laboratory & IN2PAST—Associate Laboratory for Research and Innovation in Heritage, Arts, Sustainability and Territory, University of Évora, Largo Marquês de Marialva 8, 7000-809 Évora, PortugalThe Eugénio de Almeida Foundation’s Casa de Fresco is a historical monument of valuable historic–artistic significance, which currently reveals an assortment of biofilms due to the proliferation of microorganisms in the stone and rocaille elements. The biodeterioration in this area was studied as part of the Conservation and Restoration Project. We effectively characterized the local microbial community using modern high-throughput DNA analysis. Our results suggested the existence of a variety of lichens or lichenized fungi, including genera such as <i>Variospora</i>, <i>Verrucaria</i>, <i>Circinaria</i>, and <i>Caloplaca</i>. Furthermore, we detected several prokaryote microorganisms related to the identification of these lichens. To properly deal with this microbiological issue and avoid fungal recolonization, we evaluated available commercial antimicrobial treatments.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8023/4/1/8stone monumentspatrimony biodeteriorationmetagenomic approachlichenized fungiantimicrobial activityheritage conservation |
| spellingShingle | Inês Silva Cátia Salvador Sílvia Arantes Ana Z. Miller António Candeias Ana Teresa Caldeira The Decorated Garden Grotto of Condes de Basto Palace in Évora, Portugal: Microbial Community Characterization and Biocide Tests for Conservation Micro stone monuments patrimony biodeterioration metagenomic approach lichenized fungi antimicrobial activity heritage conservation |
| title | The Decorated Garden Grotto of Condes de Basto Palace in Évora, Portugal: Microbial Community Characterization and Biocide Tests for Conservation |
| title_full | The Decorated Garden Grotto of Condes de Basto Palace in Évora, Portugal: Microbial Community Characterization and Biocide Tests for Conservation |
| title_fullStr | The Decorated Garden Grotto of Condes de Basto Palace in Évora, Portugal: Microbial Community Characterization and Biocide Tests for Conservation |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Decorated Garden Grotto of Condes de Basto Palace in Évora, Portugal: Microbial Community Characterization and Biocide Tests for Conservation |
| title_short | The Decorated Garden Grotto of Condes de Basto Palace in Évora, Portugal: Microbial Community Characterization and Biocide Tests for Conservation |
| title_sort | decorated garden grotto of condes de basto palace in evora portugal microbial community characterization and biocide tests for conservation |
| topic | stone monuments patrimony biodeterioration metagenomic approach lichenized fungi antimicrobial activity heritage conservation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8023/4/1/8 |
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