Fungal colonisation on wood surfaces weathered at diverse climatic conditions.

Natural weathering test at two different European climatic zones were conducted to investigate simultaneously both, the fungal colonisation and weathering process of Scots pine wood ( L.). The hypothesis was that the wood performing differently in various climate conditions might affect fungal infestation.

Cultivable Skin Mycobiota of Healthy and Diseased Blind Cave Salamander ().

is a neotenic cave salamander, endemic to the Dinaric Karst and a symbol of world natural heritage. It is classified as "vulnerable" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and is one of the EU priority species in need of strict protection. Due to inaccessibility of their natural underground habitat, scientific studies of the olm have been conducted mainly in captivity, where the amphibians are particularly susceptible to opportunistic microbial infections.