ReviewMicroorganisms2022
Into the Unknown: Microbial Communities in Caves, Their Role, and Potential Use.
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- Subterranean environments contribute to three-quarters of classified ecosystem services.Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 2026Review
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- The Incredible Potential of Cave Actinobacteria in Finding New Antimicrobials and Bioactive Compounds.Chemistry & biodiversity · 2026Review
- Cave microbial communities are structured by environmental matrix and depth and can be characterized with field-portable assays.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2026Article
- Evaluation of the Bacterial Diversity in the World's Deepest Cave-Veryovkina, Arabika Massif, Western Caucasus.Microorganisms · 2026Article
- Characterization of Streptomyces tatrensis sp. nov., isolated from a cave located in Tatra mountains in Poland.Archives of microbiology · 2026Article
- Metagenomic Comparison of Bat Colony Resistomes Across Anthropogenic and Pristine Habitats.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Screening the Antibiotic Activity of Cave Actinobacteria Against Multidrug-Resistant Strains ofInternational journal of microbiology · 2026Article
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- Revolutionizing Antibiotic Delivery: Harnessing 3D-Printing Technology to Combat Bacterial Resistance.Current pharmaceutical design · 2026Review
- Gems From the Caves: Genomic Insights Into the Biosynthetic Potential of Antimicrobial-Producing Bacteria Associated With Tropical Cave-Dwelling Sponges.Environmental microbiology · 2026Article
- Reconstruction of 1,979 prokaryotic metagenome-assembled genomes from 37 global cave environments.Scientific data · 2025Article
- Spatial and functional differentiation of microbial biofilms in a traditional cheese ripening environment.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Taxonomic and functional profiling of bat guano microbiota from hiking trail-associated tunnels: a potential risk for human health?Environmental microbiome · 2025Article
- Spatial variation and composition of bacterial communities in a cave system from Northern Mexico.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2025Article
- Characterization of fungal communities in Puerto Rican caves using internal transcribed spacer sequencing.Microbiology resource announcements · 2025Article
- Revealing the Prokaryotic Microbial Community Structures and their Ecological Potentials in Manjanggul Cave, a Lava Tube on Jeju Island.Current microbiology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Caves have been an item of amateur and professional exploration for many years. Research on the karst caves has revealed great diversity of bacteria, algae, and fungi living on stone walls and speleothems, in mud puddles or sediments. They have become the source of interest for various research groups including geologists, chemists, ecologists, or microbiologists. The adaptations of cave-dwelling organisms applied to their survival are complex and some of their properties show potential to be used in various areas of human life. Secondary metabolites produced by cave's bacteria show strong antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, or anticancer properties. Furthermore, bacteria that can induce mineral precipitation could be used in the construction industry and for neutralization of radioisotopes. In this review we focus on bacteria and algae present in cave ecosystems, their role in shaping such specific environment, and their biotechnological and medical potential.
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