Bats frequently inhabit caves and other subterranean habitats and play a critical role in
subterranean food webs. With escalating threats to subterranean ecosystems, identifying the …

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 …

Chaetomiaceae comprises phenotypically diverse species, which impact biotechnology, the
indoor environment and human health. Recent studies showed that most of the traditionally …

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 …

Fungi are one of the most diverse groups of organisms with an estimated number of species
in the range of 2–3 million. The higher-level ranking of fungi has been discussed in the …

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

Caves are important roosts for hundreds of bat species worldwide. Such habitats frequently
harbour rich and extremely specialised biotas; however, they remain among the least …

Bat caves are very special roosts that harbour thousands of bats of one or more species.
Such sites may hold an incredible “dark fungal diversity” which is still underestimated. We …

Karst caves are unique oligotrophic ecosystems characterised by the scarcity of organic
litter, darkness, low to moderate temperatures, and high humidity, supporting diverse fungal …

Abstract Guizhou and Yunnan Provinces (Yungui Plateau) in Southwestern China are well
known as biodiversity hotspots. We introduce two new species in this study viz., Mucispora …