#note   B&B cave Canada 
#tags 
#note initial samples in polybags 
BB1,g+r,len1.5,wid1,^chains 
BB2,g-c,dia1.0 
#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
ib pdylime yellow,g-r,len0.5,wid0.25,/yellow shiny
ib pdylime pink,/pink shiny,g-r
ib pdylime fringe,g-b,len2.5,wid1,/pink
ib outerbag 2,/no growth
ib 4,/nocardia,catk,^filaments branching
ib wb,/spreading,catk,g-r,wid0.75,len1.5
ib pink,/pink,cat+
ib white,/white,cat+,g-r
ib 1 edge,/cream dull
ian swab2,cat-,g-c,dia1.5-1.35
#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 Although it had rained the day before, Formation One was not dripping as before, so no water samples 
#note were collected. Formation One measures 23cm x 16cm and is 22cm high. 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. 
#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).
group1 outer bag bacteria 1,/yellow lobes
group1 outer bag bacteria 2,/yellow
#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
#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). 
ib 2 pink,/pink,cat+
ib 2 white,/white,cat+,g-r,len3,wid1
ib 2 yellow,len2-4,wid1-3,g-b,cat+,/yellow shiny
ian-2,g+r,wid1.0,len5.0,^chains
#note 3 came from the bottom of Formation Three. 
ib 3,/no growth pdy
#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 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-bbb--,t-----
ib X,/several bacteria some lobed 
#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 
#note WB came from a shelf below W A sample site, 
#note  where the wall covering is dry hard nodules.
ian-wb.1,mrd-,cit-,nit-,s-bbb--,ure-moxi+,cat-,ind-,vog-,g-r,len3.0,wid1.0,^chains silica chips
ian-wb.2,mrd-,cit-,nit+,ure-,oxi+,cat-,vog-,ure-,^difficult
ian-wb.3,/purple,oxi+,cat+,ure+,mrd-,vog-,cit-,s+bbb--,t-----,^see bergy
ian-wb.4,g-r,len1.0-2.0,wid0.5,^pointed,fla+,mot+
ian-wb.4a,ure-,cit-,mrd-,vog-,ind-,oxi+,cat+,s+bbb--,t-----,/spore,g-r,len2.0-4.0,wid1.0
ian-wb.4b,ure-,cit-,mrd-,vog-,ind-,oxi+,cat+,s+bbb--,t-----,/large,g-c,dia2.0-5.0
ian-wb.5a,ure-,cit-,mrd-,vog-,oxi+,cat+,/spore,g+r,len2.0-4.0,wid1.0,s+bbb--,nit-,ind-
ian-wb.5b,ure-,cit-,mrd-,vog-,oxi+,cat+,/large,g+c,dia2.0-5.0,s+bbb--,ind-,nit-
ian-wb.6,ure-,cit-,mrd-,vog-,ind-,oxi+,nit-,catk,t-----,s-bbb--,g+r,wid2.0,len3.0-4.0,/mixed
ib wb 1,/spreading,catk,g-r,wid0.75,len1.5 
#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. Formation Four is 7cm 
#note x 6cm and 7cm high. Formation Five is 9cm x 9cm and 13cm high including a moonmilk 'beard'. 
#note Formation Six is irregular in shape and attached to the ceiling with a maximum dimension (length) of 
#note 19cm 
group2 outer bag fungus,/fungus spores black
group2 outer bag bacteria 1,/yellow
group2 outer bag bacteria 2,/yellow lobes
#note 4 came from Formation Four, 
#note  at the middle of the side. 
ib 4 mixed organisms,/fungi and bacteria
ib 4,/nocardia,catk,^filaments branching
#note 5 came from Formation Five, 
#note  from the bottom.
ib 5,/contaminant
#note 6 came from Formation Six,  
#note similar in shape to formation X in Group One. 
ib 6,/no growth pdy
ian-6a,g-r,wid1.0,len5.0
ian-6b,g-c
ian-6c,len10.0,wid3.0 ,^arthrospores long chains rectangular
#note W2 came from the right hand  
#note wall in the photo, where there 
#note  is extensive moonmilk. 
ib w2,^filaments,cat+,/Geotrichum
ian-w2.1,cit-,mrd-,nit-,s-bbb--,ure-,t-----
#note end