'' '' '' ''

Abstract                 Volume:5  Issue-11  Year-2018          Original Research Articles

IJCRBP is now DOI (CrossRef) registered Research Journal. The DOIs are assigned to all published IJCRBP Articles.

Online ISSN : 2349-8080
Issues : 12 per year
Publisher : Excellent Publishers
Email : editorinchiefijcrbp@gmail.com

Chlorophyceae from Biofilms on Monuments of a Mexican Archaeological Area
Isela Aguila-Maldinado, Roxana Olvera Ramírez and Nora Beatriz Medina Jaritz*
Laboratorio de Fisiología Vegetal, Departamento de Botánica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biologicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México City 11340, Mexico
*Corresponding author
Abstract:

The microbial community interacts in different ways with the environment. Regarding mineral materials particularly, the microbial community may be present either on the surface, the divisions or in the fissures. This microbial interaction with the materials and their environment can lead to biodeterioration, a common problem in monuments and archaeological sites. Microorganisms form biofilms, which are communities structured by bacteria, algae, cyanobacteria, fungi and protozoa that are embedded in a polymeric matrix. The aim of this work was the morphological identification of Chlorophyceae microorganisms from biofilm mounds of the Yohualichan, an archaeological zone in Puebla, Mexico. Biofilm samples were collected from archaeological monuments in the area known as “Juego de Pelota” (Ballgame), as well as in the East Building, the West Building and “Las Grecas” (Fretworks). The strains were isolated by using BG-11 medium, solidified with 1.3% bacteriological agar, until obtaining monoalgal cultures and the propagation of isolates in liquid BG-11. Twenty one monoalgal cultures were obtained, grouped into five different orders and nine genera: Chlorella, Chlorococcum, Chlorokybus, Desmodesmus, Elakatothrix, Fernandinella, Fottea, Klebsormidium and Oocystis. To conclude it can be said that microalgae primarily make biofilms present in this archaeological site.

Keywords: Biodeterioration, Biofilms, Chlorophyceae, Photosynthetic microorganisms
Download this article as Download

How to cite this article:

Aguila-Maldinado, I., Olvera Ramírez, R., Medina Jaritz, N.R., 2018. Chlorophyceae from biofilms on monuments of a Mexican archaeological area.Int.J.Curr.Res.Biosci.Plantbiol. 5(11): 1-6. doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcrbp.2018.511.001
Copyright: This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.