The ECBSM2024 is an opportunity to gather researchers, restorers, industrial experts, and teachers who are working on the biodeterioration of stone monuments in the context of cultural preservation. The participation of young researchers such as doctoral and master’s students is highly encouraged.
The conference will cover the following topics:
- Interaction of microorganisms with cultural heritage materials (stone, concrete, wood, metal, glass, etc.)
- Ecology and modelling of biofilms on heritage surfaces including climate change
- Agents and mechanisms of materials biodeterioration in outdoor and confined environments
- Innovative and non-invasive technologies in stone monuments study and conservation
- Novel environmentally friendly materials and treatments for sustainable heritage conservation
- Microorganisms for bioprotection and bioconsolidation
ECBSM 2024 Program
November 7th, 9 am – 6 pm
Session 1: Agents and mechanisms of material biodeterioration and bioprotection in outdoor and confined environments
Chairs: Jorge Sanjurjo-Sánchez and Lorenza Rugnini
09:30 – 10:00. Opening lecture, Jorge Sanjurjo-Sánchez: “BIOMINERALS ON HERITAGE STONES AS POSSIBLE FINGERPRINTS OF DECAY”
10:00 – 10:15. METAGENOMIC ANALYSIS REVEALS FUNCTIONAL TRAITS OF RUBROBACTER SPECIES INVOLVED IN THE ROSY DISCOLORATION OF CHURCH FRESCOES IN GEORGIA.
Arianna Basile, Alif Chebbi, Marco Tescari, Filippo Pasquale Riggio, Armida Sodo, Flavia Bartoli, Giulia Caneva, and Paolo Visca
10:15 – 10:30. EVALUATION OF BIODETERIORATION POTENTIAL OF MICROBIAL ISOLATES FROM ACRYLIC CANVAS PAINTINGS IN TROPICAL CLIMATES. Seka Seneviratne, Zahra F. Islam, Helen L. Hayden, Francesca Cappitelli, Jonathan Kemp, Nicole Tse. Online
10:30 – 10:45. THE ROLE OF BIODETERIORATION ON HISTORIC BUILDINGS: A FOCUS ON CASTLES AND TOWERS IN CAMPANIA. Alessia Cozzolino, Giuliano Bonanomi, Riccardo Motti
10:45 – 11:00. BIODETERIORATION OF LIMESTONE MONUMENTS OF THE LONGMEN GROTTOES AND POTENTIAL BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES INVOLVED. Xiaoying Zhang， Lu Wang, Xinjian Li, Zilong Fang, Chaolong Ma, Xiaobo Liu. Online
11:00 – 11:30. Coffee break
Chairs: Sara Goidanich and Patrick Di Martino
11:30 – 12:00. Plenary lecture, Sara Goidanich: “MATERIAL SCIENCE POINT OF VIEW TO THE STUDY OF THE BIOPROTECTIVE ROLE OF BIOFILM ON THE CONSERVATION OF BUILT HERITAGE”
12:00 – 12:15. CONSOLIDATION OF SANDSTONE HERITAGE BY EICP AND MICP: EVALUATION OF LABORATORY AND IN SITU APPLICATION. Jie Li, Feiqing Zhu, Fasi Wu online
12:15 – 12:30. Biomineralization Activity of Bacteria and Microbial Communities for Bioconsolidation of Archaeological Sites. Francesca Benedetti and Teresa Rinaldi.
12:30 – 12:45. Preventive Diagnosis to Improve Conservation Plans: Is the “Oratorio dell’Annunziata” Fresco (Riofreddo, Latium, Italy) affected by Biodeterioration? Bartoli Flavia, Casanova Municchia A., Catambrone Maria, Di Tullio Valeria, Alessandro Lazzara, Marco Tescari, Visaggio Daniela
12:45 – 13:00. STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL DIFFERENCES IN BLACK AND GREEN SUBAERIAL BIOFILMS ON TOMBSTONES: IMPLICATIONS FOR STONE CONSERVATION.Alessia Marzanni, Jacopo Melada, Maria Landolfi, Davide Ripamonti, Ilenia Battaglia, Beatrice Sarti, Nicola Ludwig, Tanja Mimmo, Francesca Cappitelli, Luigimaria Borruso, Federica Villa
13:00 – 14:00. Lunch break
Session 2: Innovative and non-invasive technologies in stone monuments study and conservation
Chairs: Edith Joseph and Federica Villa
14:00 – 14:30. Plenary lecture, Edith Joseph: “GREEN SOLUTIONS AGAINST METAL CORROSION”
14:30 – 14:45. VISUALIZING BIOFILMS WITH MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY: UNLOCKING A NEW DIMENSION IN BIODETERIORATION RESEARCH. Schröer Laurenz, Balcaen Tim, Boon Nico, De Kock Tim, Kerckhofs Greet, Cnudde Verle
14:45 – 15:00. In Living Color: exploring the correlation between colors and functionality in subaerial biofilms on stone monuments. Maria Landolfi, Alessia Marzanni, Edoardo Pasolli, Tanja Mimmo, Francesca Cappitelli, Luigi Borruso, Federica Villa. Online
15:00 – 15:15. INNOVATIVE INORGANIC COATINGS FOR PREVENTION OF STONE BIODETERIORATION: THE “SECURE COATS” PROJECT. Enrico Sassoni, Chiara Artusi, Elena Bernardi, Elisa Boanini, Martina Cappelletti, Cristina Chiavari, Matteo Cianciavicchia, Luca Cocchi, Elena Cofini, Anna Costa, Alessandro Dal Pozzo, Stefano Fedi, Daniele Ghezzi, Alessio Gabrielli, Gabriela Graziani, Simona Ortelli, Ilaria Zanoni
15:15 – 15:30. EFFECT OF SUNLIGHT ON THE EFFICACY OF A NOVEL ORNAMENTAL LIGHT THAT HALTS PHOTOTROPHIC COLONISATION ON ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE: A LABORATORY APPROACH.Anxo Méndez, Sabela Balboa, Rafael Carballeira, Patricia Sanmartín. Online
15:30 – 15:45. LABORATORY AND FIELD-BASED CONTACT ANGLE METHODS AS A TOOL TO INVESTIGATE WATER REPELLENCY INDUCED BY SUBAERIAL BIOFILMS ON BUILT HERITAGE SURFACES. Letizia Berti, Sara Goidanich, Gabriele Gianini, Francesca Cappitelli, Federica Villa, Lucia Toniolo, Davide Gulotta
15:45 – 16:15. Coffee break
Session 3: Novel environmentally friendly materials and treatments for sustainable heritage conservation
Chairs: Francesca Cappitelli and Lorenza Rugnini
16:15 – 16:30. NANOPARTICLE SYNTHESES USING MICROBIAL SUPERNATANTS: A NEW APPROACH TO STONE CONSERVATION AND ANTIMICROBIAL EFFICACY. António Carrapiço, Maria Rosário Martins, Pedro Barrulas, Elisabete Carreiro, Ana Teresa Caldeira, José Mirão, Luís Dias. Online
16:30 – 16:45. ESSENTIAL OILS AS SUSTAINABLE BIOCIDES: A GREEN SOLUTION TO CONTROL MICROALGAL BIOFILM IN THE COLOSSEUM.Roberta Ranaldi, Lorenza Rugnini, Francesco Gabriele, Nicoletta Spreti, Patrick Di Martino, Giada Migliore, Flavia Tasso, Francesco Scuderi, Roberto Braglia, Angelica Pujia, Antonella Canini.
16:45 – 17:00. YOUNG PROFESSIONALS TESTING THE EFFICACY OF DIFFERENT “GREEN” TREATMENTS ON LITHOBIONTIC COMMUNITIES IN THE GARDENS OF AN HISTORICAL RESIDENCE OF THE HOUSE OF SAVOY (VILLA DELLA REGINA, UNESCO-WHS-823bis). Marie Claire Canepa, Giada Migliore, Enrica Matteucci, Eleonora Agostini, Sara Baccini, Beatrice Ferrando, Sofia Giletta, Virginia Martinelli, Arianna Zanelli, Elisa Passiatore, Zaineb Ibrjigui, Brahim Cherkaoui el Malki & Michela Cardinali. Online
17:00 – 17:15. NOVEL ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY BIOCIDAL TREATMENT FOR LIMESTONE AND MARBLE.Cecile Franc
17:15 – 17:30. BIOCLEANING OF STONE SURFACES COVERED BY SPRAY PAINT USING A COMMERCIAL BACTERIAL STRAIN. Cristina Cattò
17:30 – 17:45. Evaluation of the sustainability of biocIDAl interventios: life cicle assessment applied to the case of Palazzo Rocca Costaguta (Italy). Elena Bernardi, Letizia Berti, Francesco Arfelli, Federica Villa, Francesca Cappitelli, Davide Gulotta, Luca Ciacci, Ivano Vassura, Fabrizio Passarini, Salvatore Napoli, Sara Goidanich
18:30 – 21:00. Aperitif and Gala Dinner
November 8th, 9 am – 1 pm
08:45 – 9:00. Welcome of participants.
Session 4: Ecology and modelling of biofilms on heritage surfaces including climate change
Chairs Fasi Wu and Francesca Cappitelli
9:00 – 9:30. Plenary lecture, Fasi Wu: “SUCCESSION AND BIODETERIORATION OF MICROBIOMES ON SIMULATED SANDSTONE BLOCKS AT BEISHIKU TEMPLE, CHINA”
9:30 – 9:45. Ecological strategies of bacterial communities in prehistoric stone wall paintings across weathering gradients in the Borana zone, Ethiopia. Gianmarco Mugnai, Luigimaria Borruso, Ying-Li Wu, Marina Gallinaro, Francesca Cappitelli, Tadele Solomon, Andrea Zerboni, Federica Villa
9:45 – 10:00. MECHANISM OF SANDSTONE DETERATION UNDER REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS: SALT WEATHERING IN THE YUNGANG GROTTOES, CHINA. Fuzhi Wang, Jizhong Huang. Online
10:00 – 10:15. Red stains of the external marble of Florence Cathedral. Domenico Celi, Alba Santo, Beatrice Agostini, Brunella Perito
10:15 – 10:30. Microbial biofilm at “Shalom” Sgraffito Wall Art in Kibbutz Yiftach, Israel: Characterization before Conservation Treatment. Irit Nir, Anat Sharabi, Hana Barak, and Ariel Kushmaro. Online
10:30 – 10:45. Microbial diversity and secondary metabolism in the dark alterations forming on the walls of Paleolithic Lascaux Cave.Zélia Bontemps, Lise Alonso, Danis Abrouk, Pierre Vergne, Gilles Comte, Serge Michalet, Mylène Hugoni, Yvan Moënne-Loccoz
10:45 – 11:15. Coffee break
Session 5: Microbial Community Dynamics and Conservation Challenges in Cultural Heritage
Chairs: Federica Villa and Patrick Di Martino
11:15 – 11:30. SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIABILITY OF THE PHOTOSYNTHETIC ACTIVITY OF LICHENS AND OTHER LITHOBIONTS ON THE VERTICAL WALLS OF THE HOUSE OF THE ANCIENT HUNT IN POMPEII. Marta Cicardi, Mariagrazia Morando, Greta Rao Torres, Daniele Castelli, Laura Guidorzi, Alessandro Lo Giudice, Alessandro Re, Veronica Bellacicco, Simone Guion, Valeria Meirano, Mario Serino, Enrica Matteucci, Arianna Scarcella, Diego Elia, Sergio E. Favero-Longo
11:30 – 11:45. The role of algicidal bacteria in controlling microalgal growth and biodeterioration in the fountains of the Alhambra and Generalife (Granada, Spain). Calvo-Bayo I., Fille, S., Romero-Noguera J., Bolívar-Galiano F. Online
11:45 – 12:00. Long-term evaluation of natural biocide solutions to clean limestone surfaces. Dória Costa, Maria João Revez, Joana Muge.
12:00 – 12:15. SPATIO-TEMPORAL DYNAMICS OF MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES IN 3 HERITAGE CAVES. Caroline Talleu, Liudmila S. Shirokova, Céline Pisapia, Faisl Bousta, Bruno Lartiges, Philippe Galant
12:15 – 12:30. PREVENTION OF THE LAMPENFLORA WITH POM-IL COATINGS IN THE UNDERGROUND POMMERY CHAMPAGNE CELLAR. Stéphanie Eyssautier-Chuine, Maxime Gommeaux, Ludovic Besaury, Gilles Fronteau, Marine Rondeau, Scott G. Mitchell.
12:30 – 12:45. Poster & presentation awards and conclusions
Closing
14:20 – 15:40. Guided tour at the Ca’ Granda
Saturday November 9th
10:20 – 11:30. Guided tour at the University Museum of Anthropological, Medical and Forensic Sciences for Human Rights (https://www.musa.unimi.it/abouteng.html), MUSA, via Giuseppe Ponzio, 5-7, Milan
11:30-12.40. Visit to Cultural Heritage Microbiology Labs of the University of Milan, via Luigi Mangiagalli 25, Milan
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