Sara Gutierrez-Patricio, Jorge R Osman, José Luis Gonzalez-Pimentel, Valme Jurado, Leonila Laiz, Alfredo Laínez Concepción, Cesareo Saiz-Jimenez, Ana Zélia Miller
Cueva del Viento, located in the Canary Islands, Spain, is the Earth's sixth-longest lava tube, spanning 18,500 m, and was formed approximately 27,000 years ago. This complex volcanic cave system is characterized by a unique geomorphology, featuring an intricate network of galleries. Despite its geological significance, the geomicrobiology of Cueva del Viento remains largely unexplored. This study employed a combination of culture-dependent techniques and metabarcoding data analysis to gain a comprehensive understanding of the cave's microbial diversity...
April 2024: Environmental Microbiology Reports