Can arthropods act as vectors of fungal dispersion in heritage collections? A case study on the archive of the University of Coimbra, Portugal

Trovão, João; Mesquita, Nuno; Paiva, Diana Sofia; Carvalho, H. Paiva de; Avelar, Ludgero Miguel Moreira Pratas Roovers de; Portugal, António

doi:10.1016/j.ibiod.2012.10.015

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“…In these studies, fungal isolates collected with various sampling methods (swab, spontaneous contamination, FungalTape) were assayed on the basis of the analysis of the ITS region sequence. A molecular analysis of this region enables species identification of most fungi with very high accuracy (34). The analysis conducted in this study revealed the presence of fungal species on the surface of the document.…”

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Evaluation of a Parchment Document, the 13th Century Incorporation Charter for the City of Krakow, Poland, for Microbial Hazards

Lech

2016

Appl Environ Microbiol

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The literature of environmental microbiology broadly discusses issues associated with microbial hazards in archives, but these publications are mainly devoted to paper documents. There are few articles on historical parchment documents, which used to be very important for the development of literature and the art of writing. These studies present a broad spectrum of methods for the assessment of biodeterioration hazards of the parchment document in question. They are based on both conventional microbiological methods and advanced techniques of molecular biology. Here, a qualitative analysis was conducted, based on genetic identification of bacteria and fungi present on the document as well as denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis profiling and examining the destructive potential of isolated microbes. Moreover, the study involved a quantitative and qualitative microbiological assessment of the indoor air in the room where the parchment was kept. The microbes with the highest destructive potential that were isolated from the investigated item were Bacillus cereus and Acinetobacter lwoffii bacteria and Penicillium chrysogenum, Chaetomium globosum, and Trichoderma longibrachiatum fungi. The presence of the B. cereus strain was particularly interesting since, under appropriate conditions, it leads to complete parchment degradation within several days.

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“…This entails the identification of individual microbial strains (34). In these studies, fungal isolates collected with various sampling methods (swab, spontaneous contamination, FungalTape) were assayed on the basis of the analysis of the ITS region sequence.…”

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Evaluation of a Parchment Document, the 13th Century Incorporation Charter for the City of Krakow, Poland, for Microbial Hazards

Lech

2016

Appl Environ Microbiol

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“…For example, the Historical Archive of the Museum of La Plata (HAMP), which is surrounded by a forest, contains less dust in comparison to the Photographic Library of the National Archive of the Republic of Cuba (PLNARC), which is located close to the city's factories [12]. In the dust, arthropods and pollen can act as fungal vectors and represent an additional source of nutrients [63].…”

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Overview of fungal isolates on heritage collections of photographic materials and their biological potency

Kosel

Ropret

2021

Journal of Cultural Heritage

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Despite controlled relative humidity in archives and private collections, fungi are a widespread cause of biodeterioration of cinematographic films and historic photographs, which represent a significant cultural and historic loss to society. Photographic emulsions and coatings are organic and hygroscopic in nature and represent a good and easily accessible source of nutrients. Because archives hold whole stacks of these materials, they subsequently contain more fungi in comparison to other enclosed spaces. This in turn generates a need for a systematic microbiological evaluation of fungi isolated from photographic documents in order to pinpoint the potentially biodeteriorative fungal species and increase awareness and control readiness when these species are encountered.With this aim, we have decided to collect data regarding fungal isolates and their biological potency from the following originating materials: gelatin cellulose triacetate or cellulose nitrate films, albumen or gelatin paper photographs, cellulose nitrate negative films, gelatin glass plate negatives and positive paper prints. In addition, the most efficient biotic degraders of gelatin binder are presented and the degradation of cellulose based supports as well as the occurring microbial interactions and the impact of inhibitory silver salts are reviewed. Lastly, based on the origins of fungal contamination and the occurrence of fungi related to allergenic and toxicogenic diseases, prevention and control measures are suggested.

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“…It is of interest to notice that many of the fungi isolated were reported as entomopathogens and/or associated with arthropods, including A. versicolor, A. ustus, A. ochraceus, A. olsonii, A. welwitschiae, A. tubingensis, B. cinerea, C. cladosporioides, C. sphaerospermum, Pa. album, P. flavigenum, P. chrysogenum, P. raistrickii, P. brevicompactum, P. steckii, Pu. lilacinum, and S. brevicaulis, among others [90][91][92][93].…”

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Diversity and Seasonal Dynamics of Airborne Fungi in Nerja Cave, Spain

Jurado

Rosal²,

Liñán

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Applied Sciences

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Nerja Cave, Southern Spain, was revealed as an important biodiversity reservoir from which several novel species of Aspergillus were described. We carried out an aerobiological study in Nerja Cave to assess the origin of airborne fungi. This study quantified the fungi present in the air of ten representative halls covering the three sectors comprising the cave: Touristic Galleries, High Galleries, and New Galleries. Microclimatological monitoring allowed us to understand the dynamic of airborne fungi in two seasons of the year (winter and summer), corresponding to the strongest and the lowest cave ventilation, and to validate the influence that the transport of airborne fungi from outside may have on the cave itself. The data show that cold air enters in winter, as confirmed by the abundant presence of Aspergillus and Penicillium spores inside and outside the cave. In summer, the abundance of some fungi in the air of Nerja Cave, which are not detected outside, indicates a stagnation or low ventilation, and therefore, the concentration of fungal spores is maxima. The high occurrence of Cladosporium outside the cave and the scarce abundance inside support the cave stagnation in this season.

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Can arthropods act as vectors of fungal dispersion in heritage collections? A case study on the archive of the University of Coimbra, Portugal

Cited by 31 publications

References 17 publications

Evaluation of a Parchment Document, the 13th Century Incorporation Charter for the City of Krakow, Poland, for Microbial Hazards

Evaluation of a Parchment Document, the 13th Century Incorporation Charter for the City of Krakow, Poland, for Microbial Hazards

Overview of fungal isolates on heritage collections of photographic materials and their biological potency

Diversity and Seasonal Dynamics of Airborne Fungi in Nerja Cave, Spain

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