The aragonite coating in some pans of the caves in Zbrašov (northern Moravia, ČSFR) is strewn with fragments of textile fibres, originating probably from the clothes o f cave visitors. These filaments as well as the aragonite in their close vicinity are colonised by microscopic fungi. About fifty taxa have been identified. Spores of fungi in the aeroplankton in the caves mostly belong to other species than do occur on the aragonite. The species composition of the fungal community on aragonite is probably influenced by the temperature inside the caves.
Marvanová L., Kalousková V., Hanuláková D., Scháněl L. (1993): Misroscopic fungi in the Zbrašov agaronite caves. – Česká Mykologie 46(3-4): 243–250.
