Living in the dark: Bat caves as hotspots of fungal diversity
Living in the dark: Bat caves as hotspots of fungal diversity
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Bat caves are very special roosts that harbour thousands of bats of one or more species. Such sites may hold an incredible "dark fungal diversity" which is still underestimated. We explored the culturable fungal richness in the air, on bats, and in the guano in a bat cave in Brazil's Caatinga dry forest. Fungal abundance was 683 colony-forming unit...
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Living in the dark: Bat caves as hotspots of fungal diversity
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_2467333208
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_2467333208
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0243494
