Microbial Communities in Cave Waters Across Karst Regions of Virginia
Riley S. Drake, Katarina Kosič Ficco, Thomas E. Malabad, William D. Orndorff
The paper characterizes microbial communities in Virginia's cave waters using 16S rRNA sequencing and identifies site-specific diversity across karst regions.
bioRxiv · Aug 10, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology