Speleomycology of air and rock surfaces in Driny Cave (Lesser Carpathians, Slovakia)

• DOI: 10.4311/2015mb0128
• Publication Date: 2019-02-04T13:56:05Z
• Authors: Rafal Ogorek; Mariusz Dyląg; Zuzana Visnovska; Dana Tancinova; Dariusz Zalewski

This paper is a speleomycological report from Driny Cave in the Lesser Carpathian Mountains, Slovakia.The samples were collected July 2014 one location outside and five locations inside cave.To examine air, Air Ideal 3P sampler was used.Samples rock surfaces using sterile swabs wetted physiological saline (0.85% NaCl).The density of filamentous fungi isolated air cave ranged 89.6 to 1284.7 colony-forming units per 1 m 3 38.3 588.5 CFU 2 surface.Six species external samples, eleven three yeast-like internal samples.Fungi belonging Cladosporium genus most frequently air.Six two surface rocks only cave.Among Penicillium chrysogenum, P. granulatum, Trichoderma harzianum.The concentration airborne did not exceed official limits norms stated as safe for health tourists.However, found here can cause degradation surfaces.