Microbial Contamination of Photographic and Cinematographic Materials in Archival Funds in the Czech Republic

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60461373%3A22310%2F22%3A43925515" target="_blank" >RIV/60461373:22310/22:43925515 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/60461373:22330/22:43925515 RIV/70979821:_____/22:N0000063

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/10/1/155" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/10/1/155</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10010155" target="_blank" >10.3390/microorganisms10010155</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Microbial Contamination of Photographic and Cinematographic Materials in Archival Funds in the Czech Republic

Original language description

In this study we investigated the microbial contamination of 126 samples of photographic and cinematographic materials from 10 archival funds in the Czech Republic. Microorganisms were isolated from the light‐sensitive layer by swabbing it with a polyurethane sponge. Microbial isolates were identified by MALDI‐TOF MS (bacteria) or by phenotype testing and microscopy (fungi). Bacterial contamination was more abundant and more diverse than fungal contamination, and both were significantly associated with archives. The most frequently isolated fungal genera were Cladosporium, Eurotium, Penicillium, Aspergillus and Alternaria. The most frequently isolated bacteria were Gram‐positive genera such as Staphylococcus, Micrococcus, Kocuria, Streptococcus and Bacillus. This bacterial and fungal diversity suggests that air is the main vehicle of contamination. We also analysed the impact of the type of material used for the carrier (paper, baryta paper, cellulose acetate and nitrate or glass) or the light‐sensitive layer (albumen, gelatine, collodion and other) on the level and diversity of microbial contamination. Carriers such as polyester and cellulose nitrate may have a negative impact on bacterial contamination, while paper and baryta paper may have a partially positive impact on both fungal and bacterial contamination. © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10606 - Microbiology

Project

<a href="/en/project/DG18P02OVV062" target="_blank" >DG18P02OVV062: Biodiversity of black and white photografic and cinematografic materials in the czech archives and the methods of their desinfection</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2022

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Microorganisms

ISSN

2076-2607

e-ISSN

2076-2607

Volume of the periodical

10

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

20

Pages from-to

1-20

UT code for WoS article

000746298300001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85122663808