Bats as flying mammals are potent vectors and natural reservoir hosts for many infectious
viruses, bacteria, and fungi, also detected in their excreta such as guano. Accelerated …

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 …

Forensic microbiology is a relatively new area of forensic sciences. It considers the potential
of microorganisms to be used in criminal investigations. As most studies involve the role of …

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 …

The “Nietoperek” bat reserve located in Western Poland is one of the largest bat hibernation
sites in the European Union with nearly 38,000 bats from 12 species. Nietoperek is part of a …

Interest in cave fungal diversity is flourishing because it may represent a reservoir of new
species and metabolites. However, the mycobiota remains poorly studied in the …

Despite speleomycological research going back to the 1960s, the biodiversity of many
specific groups of micromycetes in underground sites still remains unknown, including …

The aim of this study was to monitor factors affecting the microorganisms of water bodies in
caves and apply the findings to improve their management. Four show-caves in Romania …

The study of the Brazilian cave mycobiota has revealed a rich but highly diverse
assemblage of fungi, with Aspergillus, Penicillium, and Talaromyces being the most …

Deciphering of the mycobiome in pristine karst caves has been impeded by constraints of
remote locations, inaccessibility to specimens and technical limitations, which greatly …