Microbial ecology of the atmosphere

T Šantl-Temkiv, P Amato, EO Casamayor… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The atmosphere connects habitats across multiple spatial scales via airborne dispersal of
microbial cells, propagules and biomolecules. Atmospheric microorganisms have been …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive insights into advances in ambient bioaerosols sampling, analysis and factors influencing bioaerosols composition

B Sajjad, S Hussain, K Rasool, M Hassan… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
While the study of bioaerosols has a long history, it has garnered heightened interest in the
past few years, focusing on both culture-dependent and independent sampling and analysis …

Airborne bacteria confirm the pristine nature of the Southern Ocean boundary layer

J Uetake, TCJ Hill, KA Moore… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Microorganisms are ubiquitous and highly diverse in the atmosphere. Despite the potential
impacts of airborne bacteria found in the lower atmosphere over the Southern Ocean (SO) …

Seasonal shift in airborne microbial communities

R Tignat-Perrier, A Dommergue, A Thollot… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microorganisms are ubiquitous in the atmosphere. Global investigations on the
geographical and temporal distribution of airborne microbial communities are critical for …

[HTML][HTML] AirDNA sampler: An efficient and simple device enabling high-yield, high-quality airborne environment DNA for metagenomic applications

P Harnpicharnchai, P Pumkaeo, P Siriarchawatana… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Analyzing temporal and spatial distributions of airborne particles of biological origins is vital
for the assessment and monitoring of air quality, especially with regard to public health …

[HTML][HTML] Anthropogenic impact on airborne bacteria of the Tibetan Plateau

Z Zhang, J Qi, Y Liu, M Ji, W Wang, W Wu, K Liu… - Environment …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Tibetan Plateau is a pristine environment with limited human disturbance, with
its aerosol microbiome being primarily influenced by the monsoon and westerly circulations …

[HTML][HTML] Contribution of soil bacteria to the atmosphere across biomes

SDJ Archer, KC Lee, T Caruso, A Alcami… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The dispersion of microorganisms through the atmosphere is a continual and essential
process that underpins biogeography and ecosystem development and function. Despite the …

[HTML][HTML] Ocean aerobiology

AN Alsante, DCO Thornton, SD Brooks - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Ocean aerobiology is defined here as the study of biological particles of marine origin,
including living organisms, present in the atmosphere and their role in ecological …

Functional genes profile of atmospheric dust in the east Mediterranean suggests widespread anthropogenic influence on aerobiome composition

D Gat, R Zimmermann, Y Rudich - Journal of Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The microbiome of atmospheric dust events has raised increasing interest in the last
decade, resulting in numerous studies that characterized the different parameters affecting …

Ambient air pollution and respiratory bacterial infections, a troubling association: epidemiology, underlying mechanisms, and future challenges

A Pompilio, G Di Bonaventura - Critical Reviews in Microbiology, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract The World Health Organization attributed more than four million premature deaths
to ambient air pollution in 2016. Numerous epidemiologic studies demonstrate that acute …