Memorias de investigación
Artículos en revistas:
Biofouling of Crypts of Historical and Architectural Interest at La Plata Cemetery (Argentina).
Año:2012
Áreas de investigación
  • Conservación del patrimonio,
  • Restauración del patrimonio
Datos
Descripción
Cemeteries are part of the cultural heritage of urban communities, containing funerary crypts and monuments of historical and architectural interest. Efforts aimed at the conservation of these structures must target not only the abiotic stresses that cause their destruction, such as light and humidity, but also biofouling by biotic agents. The purpose of this study was to assess the development of biofouling of several historically and architecturally valuable crypts at La Plata Cemetery (Argentina). Samples obtained from the biofilms, lichens, and fungal colonies that had developed on the marble surfaces and cement mortar of these crypts were analyzed by conventional microbiological techniques and by scanning electron microscopy. The lichens were identified as Caloplaca austrocitrina, Lecanora albescens, Xanthoparmelia farinosa and Xanthoria candelaria, the fungi as Aspergillus sp., Penicillium sp., Fusarium sp., Candida sp. and Rhodotorula sp., and the bacteria as Bacillus sp. and Pseudomonas sp. The mechanisms by which these microorganisms cause the aesthetic and biochemical deterioration of the crypts are discussed.
Internacional
Si
JCR del ISI
Si
Título de la revista
Journal of Cultural Heritage
ISSN
1296-2074
Factor de impacto JCR
1,079
Información de impacto
Volumen
13
DOI
doi.org/10.1016/j.culher.2011.11.002
Número de revista
3
Desde la página
339
Hasta la página
344
Mes
JULIO
Ranking
Área: Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; IF (2011): 1,079; Posición: 121 de 232; Cuartil: Q3
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Participantes
  • Autor: Patricia S Guiamet Universidad de La Plata (Argentina)
  • Autor: Vilma Rosato Universidad de La Plata (Argentina)
  • Autor: Sandra Gómez de Saravia Universidad de La Plata (Argentina)
  • Autor: Ana Maria Garcia Ruiz UPM
  • Autor: Diego Alejandro Moreno Gomez UPM
Grupos de investigación, Departamentos, Centros e Institutos de I+D+i relacionados
  • Creador: Grupo de Investigación: Bioingeniería y Materiales (BIO-MAT)
  • Departamento: Ingeniería y Ciencia de los Materiales