Nerja Cave, Southern Spain, was revealed as an important biodiversity reservoir from which
several novel species of Aspergillus were described. We carried out an aerobiological study …

Microbial diversity of caves is largely understudied and its possible applications are still
unknown. Autochthonous fungi, in particular, may have the potential to biomineralize metals …

Karst caves are a natural oligotrophic subsurface biosphere widely distributed in southern
China. Despite the progress in bacterial and fungal diversity, the knowledge about …

Fungi can colonize organic matter present in subterranean sites and have a significant role
as dwellers in different microniches of cave habitats. In order to analyze the content of …

Unique natural objects, such as the caves of the Gobustan National Historical and Artistic
Preserve, are also of great cultural and historical value due to rock art and sites of ancient …

Speleotherapy is one of the non-pharmacological methods for the treatment and
rehabilitation of patients with chronic respiratory diseases, especially those with chronic …

The diversity of sporocarp-inhabiting fungi (SCIF) was examined using six samples of
xylarialean fungi from two different forests in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan: a moist forest in the …

Karst caves are thought to be barren with few microorganisms and a weak reflection of the
microbiology of surface soils due to oligotrophic conditions (Hess, 1900; Høeg, 1946; …

Caves are considered as ecosystems isolated from the surface in varying degrees.
Hypogean habitats are mostly A study of cultivated species of microfungi in two show caves …

Fungi can colonize organic matter present in subterranean sites and have a significant role
as dwellers in different microniches of cave habitats. In order to analyze the content of …