[HTML][HTML] Airborne bacterial communities of outdoor environments and their associated influencing factors

T Ruiz-Gil, JJ Acuña, S Fujiyoshi, D Tanaka… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microbial entities (such bacteria, fungi, archaea and viruses) within outdoor aerosols have
been scarcely studied compared with indoor aerosols and nonbiological components, and …

Bioaerosols in the atmosphere: A comprehensive review on detection methods, concentration and influencing factors

Z Huang, X Yu, Q Liu, T Maki, K Alam, Y Wang… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the past few decades, especially since the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-
19), the effects of atmospheric bioaerosols on human health, the environment, and climate …

[HTML][HTML] Overview of biological ice nucleating particles in the atmosphere

S Huang, W Hu, J Chen, Z Wu, D Zhang, P Fu - Environment International, 2021 - Elsevier
Biological particles in the Earth's atmosphere are a distinctive category of ice nucleating
particles (INPs) due to their capability of facilitating ice crystal formation in clouds at …

A long-term survey unveils strong seasonal patterns in the airborne microbiome coupled to general and regional atmospheric circulations

J Cáliz, X Triadó-Margarit… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Airborne microbes (bacteria, archaea, protists, and fungi) were surveyed over a 7-y period
via high-throughput massive sequencing of 16S and 18S rRNA genes in rain and snow …

Bioaerosol field measurements: Challenges and perspectives in outdoor studies

T Šantl-Temkiv, B Sikoparija, T Maki… - Aerosol Science and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Outdoor field measurements of bioaerosols are performed within a wide range of basic and
applied scientific disciplines, each with its own goals, assumptions, and terminology. This …

Active microorganisms thrive among extremely diverse communities in cloud water

P Amato, M Joly, L Besaury, A Oudart, N Taib, AI Moné… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Clouds are key components in Earth's functioning. In addition of acting as obstacles to light
radiations and chemical reactors, they are possible atmospheric oases for airborne …

[HTML][HTML] The prevalence of drug-resistant and virulent Staphylococcus spp. in a municipal wastewater treatment plant and their spread in the environment

W Zieliński, E Korzeniewska, M Harnisz… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
Drug-resistant and pathogenic Staphylococcus spp. strains can reach surface waters and air
with wastewater evacuated to the environment. These strains increase the environmental …

Microbial richness and air chemistry in aerosols above the PBL confirm 2,000-km long-distance transport of potential human pathogens

X Rodó, S Pozdniakova, S Borràs, A Matsuki… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
The existence of viable human pathogens in bioaerosols which can cause infection or affect
human health has been the subject of little research. In this study, data provided by 10 …

Airborne bacteria in earth's lower stratosphere resemble taxa detected in the troposphere: results from a new NASA aircraft bioaerosol collector (ABC)

DJ Smith, JD Ravichandar, S Jain, DW Griffin… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Airborne microorganisms in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere remain elusive
due to a lack of reliable sample collection systems. To address this problem, we designed …

Bioaerosol nexus of air quality, climate system and human health

F Shen, M Yao - National Science Open, 2023 - nso-journal.org
Aerosols of biological origins, known as bioaerosols, in addition to having the aerosol
properties, have those of a living system that offers them some enabling functionalities. From …