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Otto Ortega-Morales
Researcher at Autonomous University of Campeche
Publications - 7
Citations - 495
Otto Ortega-Morales is an academic researcher from Autonomous University of Campeche. The author has contributed to research in topics: Microprobe & Community structure. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 7 publications receiving 399 citations.
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Microbial deterioration of stone monuments--an updated overview
TL;DR: A critical review of work on microbial biofilms on buildings of historic interest, including recent innovations resulting from molecular biology, is presented and microbial activities causing degradation are discussed.
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Lichen-like colonies of pure Trentepohlia on limestone monuments
TL;DR: The high carotenoid:chlorophyll- α ratio of Trentepohlia biofilms is an adaptation protecting against environmental stress, and caused severe local erosion and the well-known pink surface discoloration at the Mayan site of Edzna, in Campeche, Mexico.
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Deterioration and microbial colonization of cultural heritage stone buildings in polluted and unpolluted tropical and subtropical climates: A meta-analysis
Otto Ortega-Morales,Jorge Montero-Muñoz,José Antônio Baptista Neto,Iwona B. Beech,Jan Sunner,Christine Gaylarde +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the results of studies on microbial (mainly cyanobacterial) colonization of 32 cultural heritage stone monuments in Argentina, Belize, Brazil, Cambodia, Laos and Mexico, performed by four of the six authors over several years, were analyzed.
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Changes in fungal community composition of biofilms on limestone across a chronosequence in Campeche, Mexico
S. Gómez-Cornelio,Otto Ortega-Morales,Alejandro Morón-Ríos,Manuela Reyes-Estebanez,Susana De la Rosa-García +4 more
TL;DR: The results suggest that the composition of the fungal community in each biofilm varies according to time of exposure to the environment.
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Calcium oxalates in biofilms on limestone walls of Maya buildings in Chichén Itzá, Mexico
W. S. González-Gómez,Patricia Quintana,S. Gómez-Cornelio,C. García-Solis,Aránzazu Sierra-Fernández,Otto Ortega-Morales,S. C. De la Rosa-García +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyzed the biofilms at three different building complexes of Chichen Itza: the lower temple of the Jaguars, the Temple of the Warriors, and Tzompantli.