Diversity and biodeteriorative potential of bacterial isolates from deteriorated modern combined-technique canvas painting

• Published in: International biodeterioration & biodegradation Vol. 97; pp. 40 - 50
• Main Authors: Pavic, Aleksandar, Ilic-Tomic, Tatjana, Pacevski, Aleksandar, Nedeljkovic, Tatjana, Vasiljevic, Branka, Morie, Ivana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2015
• Subjects: Acinetobacter; Actinobacteria; Agrococcus; Bacillus; Bacteria; Bioweathering; Cadmium; carboxylic ester hydrolases; Cellulase; cobalt; Deterioration; Fading; Firmicutes; growth retardation; Janibacter; Modern painting; Pigment; Pigments; proteinases; Proteobacteria; Rhodococcus; solubilization; Staphylococcus; Stenotrophomonas; toxicity; Zinc; Pigment; Bacteria; Bioweathering; Cellulase; Modern painting

Cultivable bacteria colonizing deteriorated modern painting on canvas were identified in order to evaluate their potential to deteriorate organic and inorganic painting's constituents. Different sampling and cultivation strategies enabled isolation of bacteria belonging to nine genera of Firmic...