Bioconservation of Historic Stone Buildings—An Updated Review

Mucilages from Different Plant Species Affect the Characteristics of Bio-Mortars for Restoration

(2021) Chiara Alisi et al.   Coatings

Fungal Metabolites with Antagonistic Activity against Fungi of Lithic Substrata

(2021) Marco Masi et al.   Biomolecules

Identification of the best-performing novel microbial strains from naturally-aged graffiti for biocleaning research

(2021) P. Bosch-Roig et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Consolidation and Adhesion of Pictorial Layers on a Stone Substrate. The Study Case of the Virgin with the Child from Palazzo Madama, in Turin

(2021) Anita Negri et al.   Coatings

Selected Aspects Regarding the Restoration/Conservation of Traditional Wood and Masonry Building Materials: A Short Overview of the Last Decade Findings

(2020) Radu Claudiu Fierascu et al.   Applied Sciences-Basel

Biofilm Matrixome: Extracellular Components in Structured Microbial Communities

(2020) L. Karygianni et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

A review of the nature, role and control of lithobionts on stone cultural heritage: weighing-up and managing biodeterioration and bioprotection

(2020) Sergio Enrico Favero-Longo et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

A Geological Perspective on Climate Change and Building Stone Deterioration in London: Implications for Urban Stone-Built Heritage Research and Management

(2020) Sudeshna Basu et al.   Atmosphere

Bacterial Calcium Carbonate Mineralization in situ Strategies for Conservation of Stone Artworks: From Cell Components to Microbial Community

(2020) Massimiliano Marvasi et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Comparison of the performance of a novel nanolime doped with ZnO quantum dots with common consolidants for historical carbonate stone buildings

(2020) J. Becerra et al.   APPLIED CLAY SCIENCE

Bacteria from black crusts on stone monuments can precipitate CaCO3 allowing the development of a new bio-consolidation protocol for ornamental stone

(2020) M. Andreolli et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Novel method to achieve crystallinity of calcite by Bacillus subtilis in coupled and non-coupled calcium-carbon sources

(2020) Héctor Ferral-Pérez et al.   AMB Express

Microbiologically Induced Carbonate Precipitation in the Restoration and Conservation of Cultural Heritage Materials

(2020) Erick Ortega-Villamagua et al.   MOLECULES

Calcifying Bacteria Flexibility in Induction of CaCO3 Mineralization

(2020) Darya A. Golovkina et al.   Life-Basel

Biocleaning to Remove Graffiti: A Real Possibility? Advances towards a Complete Protocol of Action

(2019) Patricia Sanmartín et al.   Coatings

Bio-cleaning of nitrate salt efflorescence on stone samples using extremophilic bacteria

(2019) Ida Romano et al.   Scientific Reports

Nanolime- and nanosilica-based consolidants applied on heated granite and limestone: Effectiveness and durability

(2019) J.S. Pozo-Antonio et al.   CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS

Biomineralization of carbonates induced by the fungi Paecilomyces inflatus and Plectosphaerella cucumerina

(2019) Vincenzo Pasquale et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Onsite advanced biocleaning system for historical wall paintings using new agar‐gauze bacteria gel

(2019) G. Ranalli et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Enhanced calcium carbonate-biofilm complex formation by alkali-generating Lysinibacillus boronitolerans YS11 and alkaliphilic Bacillus sp. AK13

(2019) Yun Suk Lee et al.   AMB Express

Microbially Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitation (MICP) and Its Potential in Bioconcrete: Microbiological and Molecular Concepts

(2019) María José Castro-Alonso et al.   Frontiers in Materials

The Potential Use of Microorganisms as Restorative Agents: An Update

(2019) Soffritti et al.   Sustainability

Effect of Quorum Sensing on the Ability of Desulfovibrio vulgaris To Form Biofilms and To Biocorrode Carbon Steel in Saline Conditions

(2019) Giantommaso Scarascia et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

The optimal formulation of bio-carbonate and bio-magnesium phosphate cement to reduce ammonia emission

(2019) Xiaoniu Yu et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Biochemical and proteomic characterization of the extracellular enzymatic preparate of Exiguobacterium undae, suitable for efficient animal glue removal

(2018) Lenka Jeszeová et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Assessment of cyanobacterial species for carbonate precipitation on mortar surface under different conditions

(2018) Tingting Zhu et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Factors Affecting Formation of Large Calcite Crystals (≥1 mm) in Bacillus subtilis 168 Biofilm

(2018) Brunella Perito et al.   GEOMICROBIOLOGY JOURNAL

In situ long-term monitoring of recolonization by fungi and lichens after innovative and traditional conservative treatments of archaeological stones in Fiesole (Italy)

(2018) Daniela Pinna et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Bio-consolidation of cracks in masonry cement mortars by Acinetobacter sp. SC4 isolated from a karst cave

(2018) Mengmeng Li et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Microbial Diversity and Mineralogical-Mechanical Properties of Calcitic Cave Speleothems in Natural and in Vitro Biomineralization Conditions

(2018) Navdeep K. Dhami et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Role of fungal-mediated mineralization in biocementation of sand and its improved compressive strength

(2018) Chaolin Fang et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Calcium carbonate precipitation induced by calcifying bacteria in culture experiments: Influence of the medium on morphology and mineralogy

(2018) Qiang Li et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Biomineralization Induced by Colletotrichum acutatum: A Potential Strategy for Cultural Relic Bioprotection

(2018) Tianxiao Li et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Assessing ureolytic bacteria with calcifying abilities isolated from limestone caves for biocalcification

(2018) Armstrong Ighodalo Omoregie et al.   LETTERS IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Innovative chemical gels meet enzymes: A smart combination for cleaning paper artworks

(2017) Claudia Mazzuca et al.   JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

Bioremoval of marker pen inks by exploiting lipase hydrolysis

(2017) Giulia Germinario et al.   PROGRESS IN ORGANIC COATINGS

Durability assessment to environmental impact of nano-structured consolidants on Carrara marble by field exposure tests

(2017) Alessandra Bonazza et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Protection and consolidation of stone heritage by self-inoculation with indigenous carbonatogenic bacterial communities

(2017) Fadwa Jroundi et al.   Nature Communications

Diversity and Biomineralization Potential of the Epilithic Bacterial Communities Inhabiting the Oldest Public Stone Monument of Cluj-Napoca (Transylvania, Romania)

(2017) Adrian-Ştefan Andrei et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Assessment of the Potential Role of Streptomyces in Cave Moonmilk Formation

(2017) Marta Maciejewska et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Profile of microbial communities on carbonate stones of the medieval church of San Leonardo di Siponto (Italy) by Illumina-based deep sequencing

(2016) Guglielmina Chimienti et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

An innovative phosphate-based consolidant for limestone. Part 1: Effectiveness and compatibility in comparison with ethyl silicate

(2016) Enrico Sassoni et al.   CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS

Micrographical, minerological and nano-mechanical characterisation of microbial carbonates from urease and carbonic anhydrase producing bacteria

(2016) Navdeep Kaur Dhami et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Green mitigation strategy for cultural heritage: bacterial potential for biocide production

(2016) Mara Silva et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Involvement of etfA gene during CaCO3 precipitation in Bacillus subtilis biofilm

(2016) Massimiliano Marvasi et al.   GEOMICROBIOLOGY JOURNAL

Biocalcifying Bacillus subtilis cells effectively consolidate deteriorated Globigerina limestone

(2016) Roderick Micallef et al.   JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

Bioweathering Potential of Cultivable Fungi Associated with Semi-Arid Surface Microhabitats of Mayan Buildings

(2016) Benjamín O. Ortega-Morales et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Formations of calcium carbonate minerals by bacteria and its multiple applications

(2016) Periasamy Anbu et al.   SpringerPlus

Spatio-temporal assembly of functional mineral scaffolds within microbial biofilms

(2016) Yaara Oppenheimer-Shaanan et al.   npj Biofilms and Microbiomes

Feasibility study involving the search for natural strains of microorganisms capable of degrading graffiti from heritage materials

(2015) Patricia Sanmartín et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Susceptibility of biocalcite-modified fiber cement to biodeterioration

(2015) M.A. Shirakawa et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Saccharomyces cerevisiae: A novel and efficient biological control agent for Colletotrichum acutatum during pre-harvest

(2015) Marcos Roberto Lopes et al.   MICROBIOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Molecular Tools for Monitoring the Ecological Sustainability of a Stone Bio-Consolidation Treatment at the Royal Chapel, Granada

(2015) Fadwa Jroundi et al.   PLoS One

Consolidation of archaeological gypsum plaster by bacterial biomineralization of calcium carbonate

(2014) Fadwa Jroundi et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Biocleaning of Cultural Heritage stone surfaces and frescoes: which delivery system can be the most appropriate?

(2014) Pilar Bosch-Roig et al.   ANNALS OF MICROBIOLOGY

Synergistic Role of Bacterial Urease and Carbonic Anhydrase in Carbonate Mineralization

(2014) Navdeep Kaur Dhami et al.   APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Calcium carbonate precipitation by heterotrophic bacteria isolated from biofilms formed on deteriorated ignimbrite stones: influence of calcium on EPS production and biofilm formation by these isolates

(2014) Angélica López-Moreno et al.   BIOFOULING

Application of calcifying bacteria for remediation of stones and cultural heritages

(2014) Navdeep Kaur Dhami et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

The safety of biocleaning technologies for cultural heritage

(2014) Pilar Bosch-Roig et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Biocleaning of nitrate alterations on wall paintings by Pseudomonas stutzeri

(2013) Pilar Bosch Roig et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Pseudomonas,PantoeaandCupriavidusisolates induce calcium carbonate precipitation for biorestoration of ornamental stone

(2013) M.I. Daskalakis et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

A Bacillus subtilis cell fraction (BCF) inducing calcium carbonate precipitation: Biotechnological perspectives for monumental stone reinforcement

(2013) Brunella Perito et al.   JOURNAL OF CULTURAL HERITAGE

Biomineralization of Calcium Carbonate Polymorphs by the Bacterial Strains Isolated from Calcareous Sites

(2013) Navdeep Kaur Dhami   JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Effect of culture medium on biocalcification by Pseudomonas Putida, Lysinibacillus Sphaericus and Bacillus Subtilis

(2012) Márcia Aiko Shirakawa et al.   BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY

Succession of fungi colonizing porous and compact limestone exposed to subtropical environments

(2012) Sergio Gómez-Cornelio et al.   Fungal Biology

Orientation affects Trentepohlia-dominated biofilms on Mayan monuments of the Rio Bec style

(2012) B.O. Ortega-Morales et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Calcium Carbonate Mineralization: Involvement of Extracellular Polymeric Materials Isolated from Calcifying Bacteria

(2012) Claudia Ercole et al.   MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS

Stone-isolated carbonatogenic bacteria as inoculants in bioconsolidation treatments for historical limestone

(2012) Fadwa Jroundi et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Calcite Biomineralization by Bacterial Isolates from the Recently Discovered Pristine Karstic Herrenberg Cave

(2011) Anna Rusznyák et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Influence of Pore Structure on the Effectiveness of a Biogenic Carbonate Surface Treatment for Limestone Conservation

(2011) Willem De Muynck et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

The bioremoval of nitrate and sulfate alterations on artistic stonework: The case-study of Matera Cathedral after six years from the treatment

(2011) G. Alfano et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Control of Postharvest Botrytis Fruit Rot of Strawberry by Volatile Organic Compounds of Candida intermedia

(2011) R. Huang et al.   PHYTOPATHOLOGY

Proto-Calcite and Proto-Vaterite in Amorphous Calcium Carbonates

(2010) Denis Gebauer et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Bacillus subtilis fadB (ysiB) gene encodes an enoyl-CoA hydratase

(2010) Antonio Frandi et al.   ANNALS OF MICROBIOLOGY

New bio-cleaning strategies on porous building materials affected by biodeterioration event

(2010) Federica Valentini et al.   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

Optimum conditions for microbial carbonate precipitation

(2010) George D.O. Okwadha et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Carbonate Crystals Precipitated by Freshwater Bacteria and Their Use as a Limestone Consolidant

(2009) D. V. Zamarreno et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Overview of biopolymer-induced mineralization: What goes on in biofilms?

(2009) Alan W. Decho   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Effect of the addition of hydroxyl-terminated polydimethylsiloxane to TEOS-based stone consolidants

(2009) Ramón Zárraga et al.   JOURNAL OF CULTURAL HERITAGE

Whiting events and the formation of aragonite in Mediterranean Karstic Marine Lakes: new evidence on its biologically induced inorganic origin

(2009) IVAN SONDI et al.   SEDIMENTOLOGY

Consolidation of quarry calcarenite by calcium carbonate precipitation induced by bacteria activated among the microbiota inhabiting the stone

(2008) Concepcion Jimenez-Lopez et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION