#note B&B cave Canada #tags #note initial samples in polybags BB1,g+r,len1.5,wid1,^chains,biome=0 BB2,g-c,dia1.0,biome=0 #note pdylime was made up from peptone dextrose yeast agar with limestone solution added ib pdylime yellow,g-r,len0.5,wid0.25,/yellow shiny,biome=0 ib pdylime yellow,g-r,len0.5,wid0.25,/yellow shiny,biome=0 ib pdylime pink,/pink shiny,g-r,biome=0 ib pdylime fringe,g-b,len2.5,wid1,/pink,biome=0 ib outerbag 2,/no growth,biome=0 ian swab2,cat-,g-c,dia1.5-1.35,biome=0 #note Samples were collected on Saturday August 21 2004 from two main sites. Ian McKenzie #note Group One is in the passage north of the entrance, and is just within sight of dim, filtered daylight. #note These formations are slightly moist but firm in texture, the walls and surrounding passage are dry . #note group1 outer bag bacteria 1,/yellow lobes,biome=0 group1 outer bag bacteria 2,/yellow,biome=0 #note Although it had rained the day before, Formation One was not dripping as before, so no water samples #note were collected. #note Formation One measures 23cm x 16cm and is 22cm high. #note 1 came from Formation One, at the middle of the side #note facing towards the centre of the passage (right #note side as you look towards entrance). ib 1 edge,/cream dull,biome=11,LUX2 #note

#note 2 came from Formation Two, middle of the side #note facing away from the entrance (side facing you as you #note look towards the entrance). #note Formation Two has #note previously been described as 'deflated' in shape, but upon closer inspection may be a small sphere with #note a second deposition hanging off one side. It is 19cm.x.-l4cm (tapering to 12cm) and 21cm high. ib 2 pink,/pink,cat+,biome=12,LUX2 ib 2 white,/white,cat+,g-r,len3,wid1,biome=12,LUX2 ib 2 yellow,len2-4,wid1-3,g-b,cat+,/yellow shiny,biome=12,LUX2 ian-2,g+r,wid1.0,len5.0,^chains,biome=12,LUX2 #note

#note 3 came from the bottom of Formation Three. #note Formation Three, the smallest in ~ x 11 cm x 11 cm, and was observed as having a small, #note hard broccoli-like spray erupting from the bottom entrance side; it is hard to say whether this is the #note substrate for the 'BALL' formation or was formed subsequently. However other broccoli-like formations #note were observed elsewhere in the cave (see photo). ib 3,/no growth pdy,biome=13,LUX2 #note 3.1 came from one of the hard broccoli-like nodules #note that erupt from the bottom of Formation Three #note towards the entrance side. ib 3.1,/contaminant #note

#note X came from a ceiling formation that may be a BALL #note formation that is irregular in shape and attached ~ #note fully to the ceiling, a short distance #note closer to the entrance. ian-x.1,cit-,mrd-,nit-,ure-,s------,t-----,/cream shiny,biome=1x,LUX2 ib X,/several bacteria some lobed ,biome=1x,LUX2 #note

#note W A came from the wall (right as you #note face the entrance) closest to #note Formation Two, where the wall #note covering is a dry and flaky coating. ian-wa,^amoeba ,biome=1wa #note

#note WB came from a shelf below W A sample site, #note where the wall covering is dry hard nodules. ian-wb.1,biome=1wb,LUX2,mrd-,cit-,nit-,s------,ure-,cat-,ind-,vog-,g-r,len3.0,wid1.0,^chains silica chips,/cream smooth ian-wb.2,biome=1wb,LUX2,mrd-,cit-,nit+,ure-,oxi+,cat-,vog-,ure-,^difficult,/dull rough ian-wb.3,biome=1wb,LUX2,/purple smooth,oxi+,cat+,ure+,mrd-,vog-,cit-,s+-----,t-----,^see bergy ian-wb.4,biome=1wb,LUX2,g-r,len1.0-2.0,wid0.5,^pointed,fla+,mot+ ian-wb.4a,ure-,LUX2,biome=1wb,cit-,mrd-,vog-,ind-,oxi+,cat+,s+-----,t-----,/spore,g-r,len2.0-4.0,wid1.0 ian-wb.4b,ure-,LUX2,biome=1wb,cit-,mrd-,vog-,ind-,oxi+,cat+,s+-----,t-----,/large,g-c,dia2.0-5.0 ian-wb.5a,ure-,LUX2,biome=1wb,cit-,mrd-,vog-,oxi+,cat+,/spore,g+r,len2.0-4.0,wid1.0,s+-----,nit-,ind- ian-wb.5b,ure-,LUX2,biome=1wb,cit-,mrd-,vog-,oxi+,cat+,/large,g+c,dia2.0-5.0,s+-----,ind-,nit- ian-wb.6,ure-,LUX2,biome=1wb,cit-,mrd-,vog-,ind-,oxi+,nit-,catk,t-----,s------,g+r,wid2.0,len3.0-4.0,/mixed cream dull ib wb 1,biome=1wb,LUX2,/spreading,catk,g-r,wid0.75,len1.5 #note

#note Group Two is in a passage south of the entrance and beyond any daylight penetration; the passage here #note is generally wet and in fact the floor had a small amount of running water, although none of the #note formations have ever been observed dripping. There is extensive moist moonmilk in this area. #note Formations in Group Two tend to be quite soft and moist in texture. Group Two formations seem to be #note more obviously coated with a second (subsequent to sphere) moonmilk deposit. #note
group2 outer bag fungus,/fungus spores black,biome=0 group2 outer bag bacteria 1,/yellow,biome=0 group2 outer bag bacteria 2,/yellow lobes,biome=0 #note 4 came from Formation Four, #note at the middle of the side. #note Formation Four is 7cm #note x 6cm and 7cm high. ib 4 mixed organisms,biome=24,LUX0,/fungi and bacteria ib 4,/nocardia,biome=24,LUX0,catk,^filaments branching #note

#note 5 came from Formation Five #note Formation Five is 9cm x 9cm and 13cm high including a moonmilk 'beard'. #note from the bottom. ib 5,biome=25,/contaminant,LUX0 #note 6 came from Formation Six #note Formation Six is irregular in shape and attached to the ceiling with a maximum dimension (length) of #note 19cm #note similar in shape to formation X in Group One. ib 6,biome=26,LUX0,/no growth pdy ian-6a,biome=26,LUX0,g-r,wid1.0,len5.0 ian-6b,biome=26,LUX0,g-c ian-6c,biome=26,LUX0,len10.0,wid3.0 ,^arthrospores long chains rectangular,/Geotrichum? #note

#note W2 came from the right hand #note wall in the photo, where there #note is extensive moonmilk. ib w2,biome=w2,LUX0,^filaments,cat+,/Geotrichum ian-w2.1,biome=w2,LUX0,cit-,mrd-,nit-,s------,ure-,t-----,/tiny cream #note

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