Bacteria and free-living amoeba in the Lascaux cave
2009
Bastian, Fabiola | Alabouvette, Claude | Sáiz-Jiménez, Cesáreo | Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication (France) | Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (España)
3 pages, 1 table, 18 references. The collaboration of the Lascaux restoration team is highly appreciated. We thank Marisa Chelius for valuable comments on the manuscript.
Show more [+] Less [-]The LascauxCave was discovered in 1940, and by 1960 it had received up to 1800 daily visitors. In 1963, the cave was closed and in 2001 it was invaded by a Fusarium solani species complex which was treated for four years with benzalkonium chloride. However, LascauxCavebacteria have only been poorly investigated. Here we show that the cave is now a reservoir of potential pathogenic bacteria and protozoa which can be found in outbreaks linked to air-conditioning systems and cooling towers in community hospitals and public buildings.
Show more [+] Less [-]The first author and the research project “Microbiology-Microclimate” were supported by the Ministry of Culture and Communication, France. Authors acknowledge support from the Ministry of Culture and Communication and from project CGL2006-07424/BOS, Spain.
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