PlumX Metrics
Embed PlumX Metrics

Assessment of microbial communities colonizing the Azé prehistoric cave

Journal of Cultural Heritage, ISSN: 1296-2074, Vol: 59, Page: 1-9
2023
  • 3
    Citations
  • 0
    Usage
  • 8
    Captures
  • 0
    Mentions
  • 0
    Social Media
Metric Options:   Counts1 Year3 Year

Metrics Details

Case Description

This present study addresses the question of the composition of both prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbial communities outside, at the entrance and inside the prehistoric Azé cave using a metabarcoding survey. The results showed that cave bacteria as well as Eukaryote phototrophs richness were negatively correlated with the distance from the cave entrance. In fact, outside the cave, richness, diversity and specific OTUs were significantly higher in comparison to the entrance and the bottom of the cave. Moreover, this study reported that each section of the cave host different communities. The differences in communities provide a better understanding of the microorganism sources in the Azé show cave.

Bibliographic Details

Badr Alaoui-Sosse; Shinji Ozaki; Lionel Barriquand; Daniele De Luca; Paola Cennamo; Benoit Valot; Laurence Alaoui-Sosse; Pascale Bourgeade; Faisl Bousta; Lotfi Aleya; Stéphane Pfendler

Elsevier BV

Arts and Humanities; Chemistry; Materials Science; Economics, Econometrics and Finance; Computer Science

Provide Feedback

Have ideas for a new metric? Would you like to see something else here?Let us know