Active microbial ecosystem in Iron-Age tombs of the Etruscan civilization.
Journal
Environmental microbiology
ISSN: 1462-2920
Titre abrégé: Environ Microbiol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100883692
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 2021
07 2021
Historique:
revised:
13
11
2020
received:
17
09
2020
accepted:
14
11
2020
pubmed:
18
11
2020
medline:
16
11
2021
entrez:
17
11
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Earth's microbial biosphere extends down through the crust and much of the subsurface, including those microbial ecosystems located within cave systems. Here, we elucidate the microbial ecosystems within anthropogenic 'caves'; the Iron-Age, subterranean tombs of central Italy. The interior walls of the rock (calcium-rich macco) were painted ~2500 years ago and are covered with CaCO
Identifiants
pubmed: 33200556
doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.15327
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
3957-3969Informations de copyright
© 2020 Society for Applied Microbiology and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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