ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2014
Combining stable isotope (δ13C) of trace gases and aerobiological data to monitor the entry and dispersion of microorganisms in caves.
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- Unveiling the Subterranean Symphony: A Comprehensive Study of Cave Fungi Revealed Through National Center for Biotechnology Sequences.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Scenarios for the Altamira cave COScientific reports · 2024Article
- Microbial tapestry of the Shulgan-Tash cave (Southern Ural, Russia): influences of environmental factors on the taxonomic composition of the cave biofilms.Environmental microbiome · 2023Article
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- Environment-driven control of fungi in subterranean ecosystems: the case of La Garma Cave (northern Spain).International microbiology : the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology · 2021Article
- Airborne bacteria in show caves from Southern Spain.Microbial cell (Graz, Austria) · 2021Article
- Historical and contemporary stable isotope tracer approaches to studying mammalian protein metabolism.Mass spectrometry reviews · 2018Review
- Cultural heritage and its environment: an issue of interest for Environmental Science and Pollution Research.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2014Article
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Abstract
Altamira Cave (north of Spain) contains one of the world's most prominent Paleolithic rock art paintings, which are threatened by a massive microbial colonization of ceiling and walls. Previous studies revealed that exchange rates between the cave and the external atmosphere through the entrance door play a decisive role in the entry and transport of microorganisms (bacteria and fungi) and nutrients to the interior of the cave. A spatial-distributed sampling and measurement of carrier (CO2) and trace (CH4) gases and isotopic signal of CO2 (δ(13)C) inside the cave supports the existence of a second connection (active gas exchange processes) with the external atmosphere at or near the Well Hall, the innermost and deepest area of the cave. A parallel aerobiological study also showed that, in addition to the entrance door, there is another connection with the external atmosphere, which favors the transport and increases microorganism concentrations in the Well Hall. This double approach provides a more complete knowledge on cave ventilation and revealed the existence of unknown passageways in the cave, a fact that should be taken into account in future cave management.
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