Terrestrial cyanobacteria dwelling on rocks and stone walls represent an important but still
understudied part of global biodiversity, despite their substantial importance to the …

A new genus and species of subaerophytic cyanobacteria with very thin purple-red
trichomes are described. The seven strains included in this genus were isolated from …

Biofilm-forming cyanobacteria are widespread inhabitants of exposed stones in
archaeological and historical sites and caves. Outdoors, these phototrophic biofilms are …

The main objective of this work was the comparative analysis of a large number of bacterial
strains isolated from biodeteriorated surfaces in three different sites, namely the catacombs …

Until recently, the study of cyanobacteria and microalgae has been hampered by the need to
cultivate these organisms to gain insight into their cytomorphology, life cycle and molecular …

Caves have generally been found to host phototrophic micro-organisms from various
taxonomic groups, with cyanobacteria comprising an important group that have adapted to …

The present study focuses on a description of the biodiversity of subaerial phototrophic
biofilms occurring on archaeological surfaces in Maltese hypogean environments, namely St …

The identification of macroalgal species within the Laurencia complex is challenging, due to
the presence of inconspicuous morphological characters, extensive variation in these traits …

Purpose Hypogea can be considered under-examined environments as regards microbial
biodiversity. New understanding has been gained about the predominant phototrophic …

Over the years, very few studies have been conducted on microorganisms growing in the
Maltese islands, and these have rarely resulted in the description of new genera, species or …