A microbiologia e o património cultural

Acabou de ser publicado o seguinte livro:

Ralph Mitchell, Christopher J. Mcnamara (ed.), Cultural Heritage Microbiology. Fundamental Studies in Conservation Science, Washington, ASM Press, 2010.

Índice:

• Cesareo Saiz-Jimenez, Painted Materials, p. 3

• Orio Ciferri, Microbial Degradation of Paintings, p. 15

• A. Gorbushina, K. Petersen, Distribution of Microorganisms on Ancient Wall Paintings as Related to Associated Faunal Elements, p. 23

• Claudia Schabereiter-Gurtner, Cesareo Saiz-Jimenez, Guadalupe Piñar, Werner Lubitz, Sabine Rölleke, Altamira Cave Paleolithic Paintings Harbor Partly Unknown Bacterial Communities, p. 31

• Fabiola Bastian, Claude Alabouvette, Valme Jurado, Cesareo Saiz-Jimenez, Impact of Biocide Treatments on the Bacterial Communities of the Lascaux Cave, p. 37

• Francesca Cappitelli, Claudia Sorlini, Paper and Manuscripts, p. 45

• Fausta Gallo, Aerobiological Research and Problems in Libraries, p. 61

• Mary-Lou E. Florian, The Role of the Conidia of Fungi in Fox Spots, p. 75

• Astrid Michaelsen, Flavia Pinzari, Katrin Ripka, Werner Lubitz, Guadalupe Piñar, Application of Molecular Techniques for Identification of Fungal Communities Colonising Paper Material, p. 85

• Paul Garside, Textiles, p. 97

• E. E. Peacock, Biodegradation and Characterization of Water-Degraded Archaeological Textiles Created for Conservation Research, p. 111

• Annamaria Seves, Maria Romanò, Tullia Maifreni, Silvio Sora, Orio Ciferri, The Microbial Degradation of Silk: a Laboratory Investigation, p. 123

• M. Breuker, C. McNamara, L. Young, T. Perry, A. Young, R. Mitchell, Fungal Growth on Synthetic Cloth from Apollo Spacesuits, p. 133

• O. M. A. Abdel-Kareem, The Long-Term Effect of Selected Conservation Materials Used in the Treatment of Museum Artefacts on Some Properties of Textiles, p. 141

• Francesca Cappitelli, Synthetic Polymers, p. 153

• Javier Garcia-Guinea, Victor Cárdenes, Angel T. Martínez, Maria Jesús Martínez, Fungal Bioturbation Paths in a Compact Disk, p. 167

• Francesca Cappitelli, Pamela Principi, Claudia Sorlini, Biodeterioration of Modern Materials in Contemporary Collections: Can Biotechnology Help?, p. 171

• Robert A. Blanchette, Microbial Degradation of Wood from Aquatic and Terrestrial Environments, p. 179

• Robert A. Blanchette, A Review of Microbial Deterioration Found in Archaeological Wood from Different Environments, p. 191

• Yvonne Fors, Thomas Nilsson, Emiliana Damian Risberg, Magnus Sandström, Peter Torssander, Sulfur Accumulation in Pinewood (Pinus sylvestris) Induced by Bacteria in a Simulated Seabed Environment: Implications for Marine Archaeological Wood and Fossil Fuels, p. 207

• Eric May, Stone Biodeterioration, p. 221

• W. Sand, E. Bock, Biodeterioration of Mineral Materials by Microorganisms-Biogenic Sulfuric and Nitric Acid Corrosion of Concrete and Natural Stone, p. 235

• Saiz-Jimenez, Deposition of Anthropogenic Compounds on Monuments and Their Effect on Airborne Microorganisms, p. 245

• Sophia Papida, William Murphy, Eric May, Enhancement of Physical Weathering of Building Stones by Microbial Populations, p. 261

• Christopher J. McNamara, Thomas D. Perry IV, Kristen A. Bearce, Guillermo Hernandez-Duque, Ralph Mitchell, Epilithic and Endolithic Bacterial Communities in Limestone from a Maya Archaeological Site, p. 275

• Claudia Sorlini, Giancarlo Ranalli, Elisabeta Zanardini, Stone Bioconservation, p. 291

• Carlos Rodriguez-Navarro, Manuel Rodriguez-Gallego, Koutar Ben Chekroun, Maria Teresa Gonzalez-Muñoz, Conservation of Ornamental Stone by Myxococcus xanthus-Induced Carbonate Biomineralization, p. 305

• Francesca Cappitelli, Lucia Toniolo, Antonio Sansonetti, Davide Gulotta, Giancarlo Ranalli, Elisabetta Zanardini, Claudia Sorlini, Advantages of Using Microbial Technology over Traditional Chemical Technology in Removal of Black Crusts from Stone Surfaces of Historical Monuments, p. 317

Os capítulos que têm início nas páginas 15 e 97 estão livremente disponíveis aqui e aqui, respectivamente.