Fungal communities in bat guano, speleothem surfaces, and cavern water in Madai cave, Northern Borneo (Malaysia)

• Main Authors: Ibrahem G. Wasti, Faisal Ali Anwarali Khan, Henry Bernard, Noor Haliza Hassan, Fayle, Tom, Jaya Seelan Sathiya Seelan
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021
• Subjects: GE Environmental Sciences; QK Botany; QL Zoology
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/27217/2/Fungal%20communities%20in%20bat%20guano%2C%20speleothem%20surfaces%2C%20and%20cavern%20water%20in%20Madai%20cave%2C%20Northern%20Borneo%20%28Malaysia%29%20ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/27217/3/Fungal%20communities%20in%20bat%20guano%2C%20speleothem%20surfaces%2C%20and%20cavern%20water%20in%20Madai%20cave%2C%20Northern%20Borneo%20%28Malaysia%29%20FULL%20TEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/27217/; https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/21501203.2021.1877204?needAccess=true; https://www.tandfonline.com/action/showCitFormats?doi=10.1080/21501203.2021.1877204

The island of Borneo is a global biodiversity hotspot. However, its limestone caves are one of its least-studied ecosystems. We report for the first time the fungal species richness, diversity and abundance from Madai cave, situated in north-eastern Borneo. Environmental samples from inside the cave...