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Article: Microbial community analysis of fresh and old microbial biofilms on Bayon Temple sandstone of Angkor Thom, Cambodia

TitleMicrobial community analysis of fresh and old microbial biofilms on Bayon Temple sandstone of Angkor Thom, Cambodia
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Issue Date2010
PublisherSpringer New York LLC. The Journal's web site is located at http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00248/index.htm
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Microbial Ecology, 2010, v. 60 n. 1, p. 105-115 How to Cite?
AbstractThe temples of Angkor monuments including Angkor Thom and Bayon in Cambodia and surrounding countries were exclusively constructed using sandstone. They are severely threatened by biodeterioration caused by active growth of different microorganisms on the sandstone surfaces, but knowledge on the microbial community and composition of the biofilms on the sandstone is not available from this region. This study investigated the microbial community diversity by examining the fresh and old biofilms of the biodeteriorated bas-relief wall surfaces of the Bayon Temple by analysis of 16S and 18S rRNA gene sequences. The results showed that the retrieved sequences were clustered in 11 bacterial, 11 eukaryotic and two archaeal divisions with disparate communities (Acidobacteria, Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Cyanobacteria, Proteobacteria; Alveolata, Fungi, Metazoa, Viridiplantae; Crenarchaeote, and Euyarchaeota). A comparison of the microbial communities between the fresh and old biofilms revealed that the bacterial community of old biofilm was very similar to the newly formed fresh biofilm in terms of bacterial composition, but the eukaryotic communities were distinctly different between these two. This information has important implications for understanding the formation process and development of the microbial diversity on the sandstone surfaces, and furthermore to the relationship between the extent of biodeterioration and succession of microbial communities on sandstone in tropic region. © 2010 The Author(s).
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/124060
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2023 Impact Factor: 3.3
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.960
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Safeguarding of Bayon Temple of Angkor Thom (JASA, Japan)
APSARA Authority of Cambodian Government
UNESCO/Japanese Funds-in-Trust for the Preservation of the World Cultural Heritage
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We would like to thank the assistance of Xianshu Li and Asako Kusumi in sampling on site. Support of this research project was provided by Safeguarding of Bayon Temple of Angkor Thom (JASA, Japan), APSARA Authority of Cambodian Government, and the UNESCO/Japanese Funds-in-Trust for the Preservation of the World Cultural Heritage.

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dc.contributor.authorLan, Wen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLi, Hen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWang, WDen_HK
dc.contributor.authorKatayama, Yen_HK
dc.contributor.authorGu, JDen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-10-19T04:37:02Z-
dc.date.available2010-10-19T04:37:02Z-
dc.date.issued2010en_HK
dc.identifier.citationMicrobial Ecology, 2010, v. 60 n. 1, p. 105-115en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0095-3628en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/124060-
dc.description.abstractThe temples of Angkor monuments including Angkor Thom and Bayon in Cambodia and surrounding countries were exclusively constructed using sandstone. They are severely threatened by biodeterioration caused by active growth of different microorganisms on the sandstone surfaces, but knowledge on the microbial community and composition of the biofilms on the sandstone is not available from this region. This study investigated the microbial community diversity by examining the fresh and old biofilms of the biodeteriorated bas-relief wall surfaces of the Bayon Temple by analysis of 16S and 18S rRNA gene sequences. The results showed that the retrieved sequences were clustered in 11 bacterial, 11 eukaryotic and two archaeal divisions with disparate communities (Acidobacteria, Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Cyanobacteria, Proteobacteria; Alveolata, Fungi, Metazoa, Viridiplantae; Crenarchaeote, and Euyarchaeota). A comparison of the microbial communities between the fresh and old biofilms revealed that the bacterial community of old biofilm was very similar to the newly formed fresh biofilm in terms of bacterial composition, but the eukaryotic communities were distinctly different between these two. This information has important implications for understanding the formation process and development of the microbial diversity on the sandstone surfaces, and furthermore to the relationship between the extent of biodeterioration and succession of microbial communities on sandstone in tropic region. © 2010 The Author(s).en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherSpringer New York LLC. The Journal's web site is located at http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00248/index.htmen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofMicrobial Ecologyen_HK
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dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.subject.meshArchaea - genetics - isolation and purification-
dc.subject.meshBacteria - genetics - isolation and purification-
dc.subject.meshBiofilms - growth and development-
dc.subject.meshConstruction Materials - microbiology-
dc.subject.meshEnvironmental Microbiology-
dc.titleMicrobial community analysis of fresh and old microbial biofilms on Bayon Temple sandstone of Angkor Thom, Cambodiaen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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