Microorganisms colonize caves extensively, and in caves open for tourism they may cause
alterations on wall surfaces. This is a major concern in caves displaying Paleolithic art …

Karst caves are characterized by darkness, low temperature, high humidity, and oligotrophic
organisms due to its relatively closed and strongly zonal environments. Up to now, 1626 …

Caves are typified by their permanent darkness and a shortage of nutrients. Consequently,
bacteria play an important role in sustaining such subsurface ecosystems by dominating …

Archaea are a major part of Earth's life. They are believed to play important roles in nutrient
biogeochemical cycling in the mangrove. However, only a few studies on the archaeal …

Fungi are key components of microbial communities in mangrove wetlands, with important
roles in the transformation of nutrients and energy. However, existing studies typically focus …

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

Cave microbiota knowledge has greatly expanded in the past decades, driven by the
development of molecular techniques, which allow an in-depth characterization of diversity …

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 widely distributed subsurface systems, and the microbiomes therein are
proposed to be the driving force for cave evolution and biogeochemical cycling. In past …

Epiphytic orchids exhibit varying degrees of phorophyte tree specificity. We performed a pilot
study to investigate why epiphytic orchids prefer or avoid certain trees. We selected two …