Bacteria and free-living amoeba in the Lascaux Cave
2009
Bastian, Fabiola | Alabouvette, Claude, C. | Saiz-Jimenezb, Cesareo | Microbiologie ; Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université de Bourgogne (UB) | Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología
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显示更多 [+] 显示较少 [-]英语. The Lascaux Cave 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, Lascaux Cave bacteria 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.
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