Bacteria isolated from rock art paintings: the case of Atlanterra shelter (south Spain)

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作者
Gonzalez, I [1 ]
Laiz, L [1 ]
Hermosin, B [1 ]
Caballero, B [1 ]
Incerti, C [1 ]
Saiz-Jimenez, C [1 ]
机构
[1] CSIC, Inst Recursos Nat & Agrobiol, Seville 41080, Spain
关键词
bacillus; fatty acids; iron oxides; iron reduction; rock art painting;
D O I
10.1016/S0167-7012(99)00017-2
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The Sierra de la Plate is an Aljibe yellow sandstone formation from the Acheulian period. There are a few shelters, some of them with rock art paintings. The most representative one, and subjected to anthropogenic pressure, is that of Atlanterra, situated in a residential area. This shelter contains some rock art paintings made with iron oxides. The bacteria present in these paintings were isolated and identified using an automatic method: fatty acid methyl eaters profiling. Most of the bacteria belong to the Bacillus genus, B. megaterium being the most abundant species. The isolated strains are able to reduce hematite. This is significant due to the fact that Fe(III)-(hydr)oxides are the most abundant pigments in rock art. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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