Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://biore.bio.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/6344
Title: Speleomycology of Air in Stopića Cave (Serbia)
Authors: Stupar, Miloš 
Savković, Željko 
Popović, Slađana 
Subakov-Simić, Gordana 
Ljaljević-Grbić, Milica 
Keywords: Airborne mycobiota;;Cave;;Fungal propagules;;Speleomycology.
Issue Date: 31-Mar-2023
Rank: M22
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York, Inc.
Journal: Microbial Ecology
Volume: 86
Start page: 2021
End page: 2031
Abstract: 
Fungi can colonize organic matter present in subterranean sites and have a significant role as dwellers in different microniches of cave habitats. In order to analyze the content of airborne fungal propagules in different parts of “Stopića Cave,” a touristic site in Serbia, air sampling was carried out in three seasons during 2020, prior to and during the onset of COVID-19 pandemic. Culturable mycobiota was identified using both microscopic techniques and ITS region/BenA gene barcoding, while multivariate analyses were employed to establish the link between fungal taxa and different environmental factors. The maximal measured fungal propagule concentrations were recorded during spring sampling which were based on fungal propagule concentration categories; the cave environment matches the category V. A total of 29 fungal isolates were identified, while Aspergillus, Cladosporium, Fusarium, Lecanicillium, Mucor, and Penicillium were the most diverse genera. According to the trophic mode, most of the isolated fungal species were pathotrophs (75.86%), but when regarding ecological guilds, the most dominant were undefined saprobes and animal pathogens (41.38% for each). Show caves are especially vulnerable to human impacts, and the fungal propagules’ concentration within the caves could be good indices for the level of ecological disturbance.
URI: https://biore.bio.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/6344
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-023-02214-w
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