Microscopic fungi isolated from the Domica Cave system (Slovak Karst National Park, Slovakia). A review

By A. Nováková. 2009

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INTRODUCTION Microscopic fungi are an important part of cave microflora and occur in various substrates in caves, such as cave sediments, vermiculations, bat droppings and/or guano, decaying organic material, etc. Their widespread distribution contributes to their important role in the feeding strategies of cave fauna. A study of microscopic fungi in the Domica Cave System (Slovak Karst National Park, Slovakia) was started in 2002 within the frame of the project studying cave microflora and fauna and their feeding preferences and it was subsequently carried out each spring and autumn. The first isolation was performed only on the Domica Cave (a show cave). Later, parts not open to the public were sampled as well, i.e. the chasm-like Čertova diera Cave, the Dlhá Chodba Cave and its part in Hungary with the aim to obtain a broad spectrum of microscopic fungi which can represent potential food for cave mycophagous invertebrates. Partial results of these samplings were presented at international conferences and workshops or published in scientific journals (Nováková, 2004a, b, 2005, 2006, 2008, Elhottová et al., 2003, 2004, Nováková et al., 2005, 2008, Lukešová & Nováková, 2008, Šustr et al., 2005). The goal of this paper is to form a view of microscopic fungi isolated from different substrates and parts of the Domica Cave system and a comparison of

Subfields: Earth-Surface Processes, Molecular Biology, Paleontology

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