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Inside Lascaux Cave
Examples of Biodegradation
Name: Protomé de cerf
Location: L'abside
Microbe: Scolecobasidium tshawytschae, the most common fungus isolated from the black stains
Name: Cheval gravé
Location: Le Passage
Microbe: Scolecobasidium tshawytschae, the most common fungus isolated from the black stains
Name: Locus de Cheval renversé
Location: Le Diverticule axial
Microbe: The fungus Fusarium solani and its associated bacterium Pseduomonas fluorescens, isolated from the outbreak of white stains
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