Microbial Communities in Vermiculation Deposits from an Alpine Cave

Microbial Communities in Vermiculation Deposits from an Alpine Cave

Morgana Cave is located in Val di Scerscen, Central Italian Alps. The cave opens at an altitude of 2,600 m a.s.l. close to the retreating glacier Vedretto di Scerscen, and its entrance was discovered 30 years ago hidden underneath the glacier. A characteristic of this cave is the occurrence of vermi...

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Main Authors: Valme Jurado, Jose Luis Gonzalez-Pimentel, Ana Zelia Miller, Bernardo Hermosin, Ilenia M. D’Angeli, Paola Tognini, Jo De Waele, Cesareo Saiz-Jimenez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
Subjects:
vermiculation deposits
bacteria
archaea
nitrogen cycle
alpine cave
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2020.586248/full

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