Caves have been an item of amateur and professional exploration for many years. Research
on the karst caves has revealed great diversity of bacteria, algae, and fungi living on stone …

To date, the highly adapted cave microbial communities are challenged by the expanding
anthropization of these subterranean habitats. Although recent advances in characterizing …

The cave microbiota is assumed to be shaped by indoor microclimate, biotic and abiotic
factors, which are largely dependent from outside environmental conditions; however, this …

Anthropization of Palaeolithic caves open for tourism may favour collembola invasion and
result in the formation of black stains attributed to pigmented fungi. However, ecological …

Caves are ubiquitous subterranean voids, accounting for a still largely unexplored surface of
the Earth underground. Due to the absence of sunlight and physical segregation, caves are …

Bacteria are well known producers of bioactive secondary metabolites, including some of
the most effective antibiotics in use today. While the caves of Oceania are still largely under …

Abstract Castañar Cave (Caceres, Spain) is a unique show cave known for its high natural
radiation levels. This study presents a comprehensive analysis of its prokaryotic diversity …

Anthropogenic disturbance on natural ecosystems is growing in frequency and magnitude
affecting all ecosystems components. Understanding the response of different types of …

The touristic use of caves causes multiple environmental alterations to the subterranean
ecosystem, having potential effects on all components, from the atmosphere to lithosphere …

Cultural heritage worldwide is threatened by microbial biodeterioration. However, we know
very little about the global biogeography, ecology, and driving forces of these microbiomes …