The Microbiome of Leonardo da Vinci's Drawings: A Bio-Archive of Their History.

ABSTRACT: Seven emblematic Leonardo da Vinci's drawings were investigated through third generation sequencing technology (Nanopore). In addition, SEM analyses were carried out to acquire photographic documentation and to infer the nature of the micro-objects removed from the surface of the drawings. The Nanopore generated microbiomes can be used as a "bio-archive" of the drawings, offering a kind of fingerprint for current and future biological comparisons. This information might help to create a biological catalog of the drawings (cataloging), a microbiome-fingerprint for each single analyzed drawing, as a reference dataset for future studies (monitoring) and last but not least a bio-archive of the history of each single object (added value). Results showed a relatively high contamination with huma

SUBMITTER: Pinar G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7718017 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature