Biofilms on stone monuments: biodeterioration or bioprotection?

TY - JOUR

T1 - Biofilms on stone monuments: biodeterioration or bioprotection?

AU - Liu, Xiaobo

AU - Qian, Youfen

AU - Wu, Fasi

AU - Wang, Yali

AU - Wang, Wanfu

AU - Gu, Ji-Dong

PY - 2022/6/22

Y1 - 2022/6/22

N2 - Debate on whether biofilms on stone monuments are biodeteriorative or bioprotective is long-standing. We propose a criterion of ‘relative bioprotective ratio’ for assessing the ambivalent role of the biofilms by comparing biodeterioration with weathering. A boundary between biodeterioration and bioprotection exists and fluctuates with dynamic microflora influenced by environmental conditions.

AB - Debate on whether biofilms on stone monuments are biodeteriorative or bioprotective is long-standing. We propose a criterion of ‘relative bioprotective ratio’ for assessing the ambivalent role of the biofilms by comparing biodeterioration with weathering. A boundary between biodeterioration and bioprotection exists and fluctuates with dynamic microflora influenced by environmental conditions.

KW - biofilms

KW - biodeterioration

KW - bioprotection

KW - stone monuments

KW - active communities

KW - environmental factors

U2 - 10.1016/j.tim.2022.05.012

DO - 10.1016/j.tim.2022.05.012

M3 - 文章

C2 - 35752563

SN - 0966-842X

JO - Trends in Microbiology

JF - Trends in Microbiology

ER -