ArticleScientific reports2024
Cultivable fungal diversity in two karstic caves in Italy: under-investigated habitats as source of putative novel taxa.
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- Fungal Communities Associated with Wooden Coffins in a Prehistoric Burial Cave.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Deep subsurface organic-rich shale supports abundant, diverse, and novel fungi.The ISME journal · 2026Article
- Seasonal Turnover in Bat Skin Mycobiota: Contrasting Fungal Communities Between Hibernation and Reproduction in Greater Mouse-Eared Bats (Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Two new soil-inhabiting fungi,MycoKeys · 2026Article
- A glimpse into darkness: Diversity of culturable cyanobacteria, green algae and fungi from subaerial cave biofilms.Journal of phycology · 2025Article
- Some Like It Rock 'N' Cold: Speleomycology of Ravništarka Cave (Serbia).Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Unveiling the Subterranean Symphony: A Comprehensive Study of Cave Fungi Revealed Through National Center for Biotechnology Sequences.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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Abstract
Microbial diversity of caves is largely understudied and its possible applications are still unknown. Autochthonous fungi, in particular, may have the potential to biomineralize metals and may be used as promising agents for bioremediation of polluted sites; thus, unearthing the fungal diversity in hypogean ecosystems is nowadays of utmost importance. To start addressing this knowledge gap, the cultivable mycobiota of two neighbouring caves-one natural and one exploited for touristic purposes-were characterised and compared by studying fungi isolated from sediments collected at increasing distances from the entrance. Overall, 250 fungal isolates ascribable to 69 taxa (mainly Ascomycota) were found, a high percentage of which was reported in caves for the first time. The sediments of the touristic cave displayed a richer and more diversified community in comparison with the natural one, possibly due to visitors carrying propagules or organic material. Considering that these environments are still poorly explored, chances to detect new fungal lineages are not negligible.
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