DI PIAZZA , Simone

Anthropogenic alterations in show caves are well documented in scienti c literature. One of the main sources of perturbation derives from visitors, acting as carriers of propagules and or- ganic matter in the cave ecosystems. Such perturbation gener- ally results in a signi cant alteration of the natural subterranean microbiota. In this study,...

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The present study reports the mycological data collected from two corpses preserved in controlled conditions and monitored for 6 weeks at the mortuary. On the whole during the monitoring more than 70 fungal CFU (Colony Forming Units) were sampled from the corpses. The data collected were used to map the body fungal colonization of the corpses...

Aspergillus sydowii is a cosmopolitan fungus that has been responsible for the mass destruction of coral in the Caribbean Sea over the last 15 years. To our knowledge, this study has found the first case of A. sydowii in the Mediterranean Sea, in marine-bottom sediments, water and calcareous shells of bivalve molluscs sampled during a campaign...

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