Microbial fingerprints reveal interaction between museum objects, curators, and visitors.
Human
Microbiome
Nature conservation
Journal
iScience
ISSN: 2589-0042
Titre abrégé: iScience
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101724038
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
15 Sep 2023
15 Sep 2023
Historique:
received:
10
02
2023
revised:
30
05
2023
accepted:
04
08
2023
medline:
4
9
2023
pubmed:
4
9
2023
entrez:
4
9
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Microbial communities reside at the interface between humans and their environment. Whether the microbiome can be leveraged to gain information on human interaction with museum objects is unclear. To investigate this, we selected objects from the Museum für Naturkunde and the Pergamonmuseum in Berlin, Germany, varying in material and size. Using swabs, we collected 126 samples from natural and cultural heritage objects, which were analyzed through 16S rRNA sequencing. By comparing the microbial composition of touched and untouched objects, we identified a microbial signature associated with human skin microbes. Applying this signature to cultural heritage objects, we identified areas with varying degrees of exposure to human contact on the Ishtar gate and Sam'al gate lions. Furthermore, we differentiated objects touched by two different individuals. Our findings demonstrate that the microbiome of museum objects provides insights into the level of human contact, crucial for conservation, heritage science, and potentially provenance research.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37664629
doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107578
pii: S2589-0042(23)01655-3
pmc: PMC10469763
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
107578Informations de copyright
© 2023 The Authors.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare no competing interests.
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