Determination of Antimicrobial Activity in Fungi-destructors of Tempera Painting Isolated in the State Tretyakov Gallery.

In current work, we for the first time studied the antimicrobial activity of representatives of mold fungi, which occupy a rather specific ecological niche, since they are destructors of tempera painting materials. We screened 24 molds that had previously been isolated from exhibits and in the halls of the State Tretyakov Gallery and for which the ability to destroy materials used in tempera painting and scientific restoration was shown. Screening for antimicrobial activity was carried out against a panel of 16 test cultures, characteristic for identifying activities of various types. The strains exhibited activity, including against Staphylococcus aureus INA 00761 (MRSA), S. aureus FDA 209P (MSSA), Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853, Mycobacterium smegmatis VKPM Ac-1339, M. smegmatis mc2 155 and Leuconostoc mesenteroides VKPM B-4177. Among the studied paint-degrading fungi, strains Simplicillium lamellicola STG-96, Cerarobasidium sp. STG-324, Penicillium sp. STG-327 and Penicillium sp. STG-344 turned out to be the most promising for further research related to the determination what specific highly active compounds they produce. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]