The capabilities of bacteria and archaea to alter natural building stones – A review

Revisiting and reanalysing the concept of bioreceptivity 25 years on

(2021) P. Sanmartín et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Diversity of Biodeteriorative Bacterial and Fungal Consortia in Winter and Summer on Historical Sandstone of the Northern Pergola, Museum of King John III’s Palace at Wilanow, Poland

(2021) Magdalena Dyda et al.   Applied Sciences-Basel

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

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

Bacterial and Archaeal Structural Diversity in Several Biodeterioration Patterns on the Limestone Walls of the Old Cathedral of Coimbra

(2021) Catarina Coelho et al.   Microorganisms

MinION technology for microbiome sequencing applications for the conservation of cultural heritage

(2021) Jelena Pavlovic et al.   MICROBIOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Bioconservation of Historic Stone Buildings—An Updated Review

(2021) Benjamín Otto Ortega-Morales et al.   Applied Sciences-Basel

Nanoscale structure and compositional analysis of manganese oxide coatings on the Smithsonian Castle, Washington, DC

(2020) Meredith C. Sharps et al.   CHEMICAL GEOLOGY

Response of subaerial biofilms growing on stone-built cultural heritage to changing water regime and CO2 conditions

(2020) B. Prieto et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Aesthetic Alteration of Marble Surfaces Caused by Biofilm Formation: Effects of Chemical Cleaning

(2020) Federica Villa et al.   Coatings

Nanopore Sequencing and Bioinformatics for Rapidly Identifying Cultural Heritage Spoilage Microorganisms

(2020) Alessandro Grottoli et al.   Frontiers in Materials

Linking ornamental stone discolouration to its biocolonisation state

(2020) Luís Dias et al.   BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT

Involvement of Streptomyces in the Deterioration of Cultural Heritage Materials Through Biomineralization and Bio-Pigment Production Pathways: A Review

(2020) Akmal A. Sakr et al.   GEOMICROBIOLOGY JOURNAL

The use of -omics tools for assessing biodeterioration of cultural heritage: A review

(2020) Gutarowska Beata   JOURNAL OF CULTURAL HERITAGE

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

Differential colonization of microbial communities inhabiting Lede stone in the urban and rural environment

(2020) Laurenz Schröer et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

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

(2019) Ida Romano et al.   Scientific Reports

Three ancient documents solve the jigsaw of the parchment purple spot deterioration and validate the microbial succession model

(2019) Luciana Migliore et al.   Scientific Reports

Methane-oxidizing archaea, aerobic methanotrophs and nitrifiers coexist with methane as the sole carbon source

(2019) R.B. Costa et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Biodeterioration of Roman hypogea: the case study of the Catacombs of SS. Marcellino and Pietro (Rome, Italy)

(2019) Laura Bruno et al.   ANNALS OF MICROBIOLOGY

Calcium oxalate films on works of art: A review

(2019) Laura Rampazzi   JOURNAL OF CULTURAL HERITAGE

Deterioration and microbial colonization of cultural heritage stone buildings in polluted and unpolluted tropical and subtropical climates: A meta-analysis

(2019) Otto Ortega-Morales et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

A change in composition, a change in colour: The case of limestone sculptures from the Portuguese National Museum of Ancient Art

(2019) Luís Dias et al.   JOURNAL OF CULTURAL HERITAGE

The Potential Use of Microorganisms as Restorative Agents: An Update

(2019) Soffritti et al.   Sustainability

Omics technologies for an in-depth investigation of biodeterioration of cultural heritage

(2019) Massimiliano Marvasi et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Fungal-bacterial diversity and microbiome complexity predict ecosystem functioning

(2019) Cameron Wagg et al.   Nature Communications

Melanin biosynthesis in bacteria, regulation and production perspectives

(2019) María Elisa Pavan et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Distinct mineral weathering effectiveness and metabolic activity between mineral-weathering bacteria Burkholderia metallica F22 and Burkholderia phytofirmans G34

(2018) Qi Wang et al.   CHEMICAL GEOLOGY

Future directions and challenges in biodeterioration research on historic materials and cultural properties

(2018) Katja Sterflinger et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Application of metagenomic methods for selection of an optimal growth medium for bacterial diversity analysis of microbiocenoses on historical stone surfaces

(2018) Magdalena Dyda et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Arthrobacter agilis and rosy discoloration in “ Terme del Foro ” (Pompeii, Italy)

(2018) Marco Tescari et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

First evaluation of the microbiome of built cultural heritage by using the Ion Torrent next generation sequencing platform

(2018) Justyna Adamiak et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Celebrating centuries: Pink-pigmented bacteria from rosy patinas in the House of Bicentenary (Herculaneum, Italy)

(2018) Marco Tescari et al.   JOURNAL OF CULTURAL HERITAGE

Biofilm colonization of metamorphic lithotypes of a renaissance cathedral exposed to urban atmosphere

(2018) Davide Gulotta et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Wind-driven rain and future risk to built heritage in the United Kingdom: Novel metrics for characterising rain spells

(2018) Scott Allan Orr et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Weathering of granitic gneiss: A geochemical and microbiological study in the polluted sub-tropical city of Rio de Janeiro

(2018) Christine Gaylarde et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Precipitation affects soil microbial and extracellular enzymatic responses to warming

(2018) Guanlin Li et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Proteomic and metagenomic insights into prehistoric Spanish Levantine Rock Art

(2018) Clodoaldo Roldán et al.   Scientific Reports

Shaping colour changes in a biofilm-forming cyanobacterium by modifying the culture conditions

(2018) B. Prieto et al.   Algal Research-Biomass Biofuels and Bioproducts

Deterioration-Associated Microbiome of Stone Monuments: Structure, Variation, and Assembly

(2018) Qiang Li et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Microbiological community of the Royal Palace in Angkor Thom and Beng Mealea of Cambodia by Illumina sequencing based on 16S rRNA gene

(2018) Xiaowei Zhang et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Tales from the tomb: the microbial ecology of exposed rock surfaces

(2017) Tess E. Brewer et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Spatial and Temporal Trends in Global Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides from 1960 to 2014

(2017) Tianbo Huang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microbial acceleration of aerobic pyrite oxidation at circumneutral pH

(2017) E. Percak-Dennett et al.   Geobiology

Coupling of Fe(II) oxidation in illite with nitrate reduction and its role in clay mineral transformation

(2017) Linduo Zhao et al.   GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA

CaCO3 and MgCO3 Dissolving Halophilic Bacteria

(2017) Furkan Orhan et al.   GEOMICROBIOLOGY JOURNAL

More wide occurrence and dominance of ammonia-oxidizing archaea than bacteria at three Angkor sandstone temples of Bayon, Phnom Krom and Wat Athvea in Cambodia

(2017) Han Meng et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Distribution and diversity of bacteria and fungi colonizing ancient Buddhist statues analyzed by high-throughput sequencing

(2017) Qiang Li et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Microbial communities on painted wet and dry external surfaces of a historic fortress in Niterói, Brazil

(2017) Akiko Ogawa et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

The growing tree of Archaea: new perspectives on their diversity, evolution and ecology

(2017) Panagiotis S Adam et al.   ISME Journal

Microbial communities in carbonate rocks-from soil via groundwater to rocks

(2017) Aileen Meier et al.   JOURNAL OF BASIC MICROBIOLOGY

Laminar gypsum crust on lede stone: Microspatial characterization and laboratory acid weathering

(2017) Tim De Kock et al.   TALANTA

Untargeted Metabolomics Approach in Halophiles: Understanding the Biodeterioration Process of Building Materials

(2017) Justyna Adamiak et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

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

Bioprotection of the built environment and cultural heritage

(2017) Geoffrey Michael Gadd et al.   Microbial Biotechnology

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

Subaerial Biofilms on Outdoor Stone Monuments: Changing the Perspective Toward an Ecological Framework

(2016) Federica Villa et al.   BIOSCIENCE

Diversity of archaeal and bacterial communities on exfoliated sandstone from Portchester Castle (UK)

(2016) Elisabetta Zanardini et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Higher diversity and abundance of ammonia-oxidizing archaea than bacteria detected at the Bayon Temple of Angkor Thom in Cambodia

(2016) Han Meng et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Location-Related Differences in Weathering Behaviors and Populations of Culturable Rock-Weathering Bacteria Along a Hillside of a Rock Mountain

(2016) Qi Wang et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Biofilms: an emergent form of bacterial life

(2016) Hans-Curt Flemming et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Precipitation of manganese oxides on the surface of construction materials in the Khmer temples, Cambodia

(2016) Etsuo Uchida et al.   Heritage Science

Rock varnish on architectural stone: microscopy and analysis of nanoscale manganese oxide deposits on the Smithsonian Castle, Washington, DC

(2016) Edward P. Vicenzi et al.   Heritage Science

Raman Characterization of the UV-Protective Pigment Gloeocapsin and Its Role in the Survival of Cyanobacteria

(2015) Jean-Yves Storme et al.   ASTROBIOLOGY

Microbially induced CaCO3 precipitation through denitrification: An optimization study in minimal nutrient environment

(2015) Yusuf Çağatay Erşan et al.   BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Microbe–mineral interactions: The impact of surface attachment on mineral weathering and element selectivity by microorganisms

(2015) Engy Ahmed et al.   CHEMICAL GEOLOGY

Physical and Microbiological Analysis of Sandstone Deterioration in the Argentine Jesuit Missions

(2015) Martín R. E. Barrionuevo et al.   GEOMICROBIOLOGY JOURNAL

Euendolithic activity of the cyanobacterium Chroococcus lithophilus Erc. In biodeterioration of the Pyramid of Caius Cestius, Rome, Italy

(2015) Stjepko Golubić et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Taxonomy, Physiology, and Natural Products of Actinobacteria

(2015) Essaid Ait Barka et al.   MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REVIEWS

Metabolomic and high-throughput sequencing analysis—modern approach for the assessment of biodeterioration of materials from historic buildings

(2015) Beata Gutarowska et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Repair of sugaring marble by ammonium phosphate: Comparison with ethyl silicate and ammonium oxalate and pilot application to historic artifact

(2015) Enrico Sassoni et al.   MATERIALS & DESIGN

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

X-ray computed tomography proof of bacterial-based self-healing in concrete

(2014) Jianyun Wang et al.   CEMENT & CONCRETE COMPOSITES

Exploring the influence of biofilm on short-term expansion and contraction of supratidal rock: an example from the Mediterranean

(2014) Jerome R. Mayaud et al.   EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES AND LANDFORMS

Building sandstone surface modification by biofilm and iron precipitation: emerging block-scale heterogeneity and system response

(2014) Stephen McCabe et al.   EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES AND LANDFORMS

Halophilic bacteria are colonizing the exhibition areas of the Capuchin Catacombs in Palermo, Italy

(2014) G. Piñar et al.   EXTREMOPHILES

Detection of endolithic spatial distribution in marble stone

(2014) A. CASANOVA MUNICCHIA et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY

RNA-based molecular survey of biodiversity of limestone tombstone microbiota in response to atmospheric sulphur pollution

(2014) F. Villa et al.   LETTERS IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

The interplay of microbially mediated and abiotic reactions in the biogeochemical Fe cycle

(2014) Emily D. Melton et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Halophilic Microorganisms Are Responsible for the Rosy Discolouration of Saline Environments in Three Historical Buildings with Mural Paintings

(2014) Jörg D. Ettenauer et al.   PLoS One

Oxalate production by fungi: significance in geomycology, biodeterioration and bioremediation

(2014) Geoffrey Michael Gadd et al.   Fungal Biology Reviews

Siderophores in environmental research: roles and applications

(2014) E. Ahmed et al.   Microbial Biotechnology

Biocleaning of nitrate alterations on wall paintings by Pseudomonas stutzeri

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

Characterization of Streptomyces isolates causing colour changes of mural paintings in ancient Egyptian tombs

(2013) M.E.F. Abdel-Haliem et al.   MICROBIOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Microbial secreted exopolysaccharides affect the hydrological behavior of induced biological soil crusts in desert sandy soils

(2013) Giovanni Colica et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Bacterioruberin and salinixanthin carotenoids of extremely halophilic Archaea and Bacteria: A Raman spectroscopic study

(2013) J. Jehlička et al.   SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART A-MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY

Microbially influenced formation of Mg-calcite and Ca-dolomite in the presence of exopolymeric substances produced by sulphate-reducing bacteria

(2013) Tomaso R. R. Bontognali et al.   TERRA NOVA

Fe-phyllosilicate redox cycling organisms from a redox transition zone in Hanford 300 Area sediments

(2013) Jason Benzine et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Diversity, Physiology, and Niche Differentiation of Ammonia-Oxidizing Archaea

(2012) Roland Hatzenpichler   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Microbial Lithotrophic Oxidation of Structural Fe(II) in Biotite

(2012) Evgenya Shelobolina et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Characteristics and role of the exocellular polysaccharides produced by five cyanobacteria isolated from phototrophic biofilms growing on stone monuments

(2012) Federico Rossi et al.   BIOFOULING

Investigating wettability alteration during MEOR process, a micro/macro scale analysis

(2012) Mahvash Karimi et al.   COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES

Uncovering the origin of the black stains in Lascaux Cave in France

(2012) Cesareo Saiz-Jimenez et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Microbial nucleation of Mg-rich dolomite in exopolymeric substances under anoxic modern seawater salinity: New insight into an old enigma

(2012) Stefan Krause et al.   GEOLOGY

Global environmental change and the biology of heritage structures

(2012) Heather A. Viles et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

A sub-aerial biofilms investigation and new approach in biocide application in cultural heritage conservation: Holy Virgin Church (Gradac Monastery, Serbia)

(2012) Miloš Stupar et al.   INDOOR AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT

Rock weathering by indigenous heterotrophic bacteria of Bacillus spp. at different temperature: a laboratory experiment

(2012) I. Štyriaková et al.   MINERALOGY AND PETROLOGY

Lichen-induced biomodification of calcareous surfaces: Bioprotection versus biodeterioration

(2012) John P. McIlroy de la Rosa et al.   PROGRESS IN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

Evaluation of potential of molecular and physical techniques in studying biodeterioration

(2012) Tikam Chand Dakal et al.   REVIEWS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND BIO-TECHNOLOGY

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

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

Bioreceptivity of building stones: A review

(2012) A.Z. Miller et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

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

Calcium carbonate precipitation by anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria

(2011) Irina A. Bundeleva et al.   CHEMICAL GEOLOGY

Microbial Biofilms on the Sandstone Monuments of the Angkor Wat Complex, Cambodia

(2011) Christine C. Gaylarde et al.   CURRENT MICROBIOLOGY

Rock warming and drying under simulated intertidal conditions, part II: weathering and biological influences on evaporative cooling and near-surface micro-climatic conditions as an example of biogeomorphic ecosystem engineering

(2011) Martin A. Coombes et al.   EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES AND LANDFORMS

Anaerobic, Nitrate-Dependent Oxidation of Pyrite Nanoparticles by Thiobacillus denitrificans

(2011) Julian Bosch et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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

Mapping the impact of climate change on biomass accumulation on stone

(2011) Antonio Gómez-Bolea et al.   JOURNAL OF CULTURAL HERITAGE

The role of the exopolysaccharides in enhancing hydraulic conductivity of biological soil crusts

(2011) Federico Rossi et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Mycobacteria Isolated from Angkor Monument Sandstones Grow Chemolithoautotrophically by Oxidizing Elemental Sulfur

(2011) Asako Kusumi et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Weathering-Associated Bacteria from the Damma Glacier Forefield: Physiological Capabilities and Impact on Granite Dissolution

(2010) B. Frey et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Cyanobacteria-containing biofilms from a Mayan monument in Palenque, Mexico

(2010) M. Ramírez et al.   BIOFOULING

A commentary on climate change, stone decay dynamics and the ‘greening’ of natural stone buildings: new perspectives on ‘deep wetting’

(2010) B. J. Smith et al.   Environmental Earth Sciences

Dissolution rates of phyllosilicates as a function of bacterial metabolic diversity

(2010) C. Balland et al.   GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA

Diversity of rock varnish bacterial communities from Black Canyon, New Mexico

(2010) Diana E. Northup et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

Microbial Community Analysis of Fresh and Old Microbial Biofilms on Bayon Temple Sandstone of Angkor Thom, Cambodia

(2010) Wensheng Lan et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Bioconservation of Deteriorated Monumental Calcarenite Stone and Identification of Bacteria with Carbonatogenic Activity

(2010) Fadwa Jroundi et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Archaea — timeline of the third domain

(2010) Ricardo Cavicchioli   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

The biofilm matrix

(2010) Hans-Curt Flemming et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Microbiology of the Atmosphere-Rock Interface: How Biological Interactions and Physical Stresses Modulate a Sophisticated Microbial Ecosystem

(2009) Anna A. Gorbushina et al.   Annual Review of Microbiology

Microbiotic soil crusts in the Sahel of Western Niger and their influence on soil porosity and water dynamics

(2009) O. Malam Issa et al.   CATENA

Microbial carbonate precipitation in construction materials: A review

(2009) Willem De Muynck et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Bio-mediated soil improvement

(2009) Jason T. DeJong et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

The micro-biota of a sub-surface monument the medieval chapel of St. Virgil (Vienna, Austria)

(2009) Guadalupe Piñar et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Cultivation and molecular monitoring of halophilic microorganisms inhabiting an extreme environment presented by a salt-attacked monument

(2009) Jörg Ettenauer et al.   International Journal of Astrobiology

Biodiversity of cyanobacteria and green algae on monuments in the Mediterranean Basin: an overview

(2009) M. F. Macedo et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Mineral weathering by bacteria: ecology, actors and mechanisms

(2009) Stéphane Uroz et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

The colour of the facades in Siena’s historical centre: I. Glazings (calcium oxalate films s.s.) and other finishes on the stone materials of the Cathedral’s main facade

(2009) Francesca Droghini et al.   Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences

Biodeterioration of ancient stone materials from the Persepolis monuments (Iran)

(2008) Parisa Mohammadi et al.   AEROBIOLOGIA

Bacterial carbonate precipitation improves the durability of cementitious materials

(2008) Willem De Muynck et al.   CEMENT AND CONCRETE RESEARCH

Influence of microorganisms on biotite dissolution: An experimental approach

(2008) Juliane Hopf et al.   CHEMIE DER ERDE-GEOCHEMISTRY

Processes of carbonate precipitation in modern microbial mats

(2008) Christophe Dupraz et al.   EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS

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

Enumeration of Sulfur-Oxidizing Microorganisms on Deteriorating Stone of the Angkor Monuments, Cambodia

(2008) Xianshu Li et al.   MICROBES AND ENVIRONMENTS

Physiological heterogeneity in biofilms

(2008) Philip S. Stewart et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

The ecology and biotechnology of sulphate-reducing bacteria

(2008) Gerard Muyzer et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Isolation of five Rubrobacter strains from biodeteriorated monuments

(2008) L. Laiz et al.   NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN

Bacterial carbonate precipitation as an alternative surface treatment for concrete

(2007) Willem De Muynck et al.   CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS

UV-protectants in cyanobacteria

(2007) Rajeshwar P. Sinha et al.   PLANT SCIENCE