Aeromicrobiology: A global review of the cycling and relationships of bioaerosols with the atmosphere

AC Tastassa, Y Sharaby, N Lang-Yona - Science of the Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Airborne microorganisms and biological matter (bioaerosols) play a key role in global
biogeochemical cycling, human and crop health trends, and climate patterns. Their …

Current insight into culture-dependent and culture-independent methods in discovering Ascomycetous Taxa

NN Wijayawardene, M Bahram, I Sánchez-Castro… - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Culture techniques are vital in both traditional and modern fungal taxonomy. Establishing
sexual–asexual links and synanamorphs, extracting DNA and secondary metabolites are …

[HTML][HTML] Spatiotemporal variations of microbial assembly, interaction, and potential risk in urban dust

H Li, PQ Liu, QP Luo, JJ Ma, XR Yang, Y Yan… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
Community and composition of dust-borne microbes would affect human health and are
regulated by microbial community assembly. The dust in kindergarten is always collected to …

[HTML][HTML] Unveiling the overlooked microbial niches thriving on building exteriors

Y Hao, C Lu, Q Xiang, A Sun, JQ Su, QL Chen - Environment International, 2024 - Elsevier
Rapid urbanization in the Asia-Pacific region is expected to place two-thirds of its population
in concrete-dominated urban landscapes by 2050. While diverse architectural facades …

Wildland fire smoke alters the composition, diversity, and potential atmospheric function of microbial life in the aerobiome

LN Kobziar, D Vuono, R Moore… - ISME …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The atmosphere contains a diverse reservoir of microbes but the sources and factors
contributing to microbial aerosol variability are not well constrained. To advance …

Clearing the air: unraveling past and guiding future research in atmospheric chemosynthesis

AE Ray, DZ Tribbia, DA Cowan… - … and Molecular Biology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Atmospheric chemosynthesis is a recently proposed form of chemoautotrophic microbial
primary production. The proposed process relies on the oxidation of trace concentrations of …

Implications of PM2. 5 chemical composition in modulating microbial community dynamics during spring in Seoul

S Kang, JY Lee, KS Cho - Environmental Pollution, 2024 - Elsevier
Particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of 2.5 μm or less (PM 2.5) harbors a
diverse microbial community. To assess the ecological dynamics and potential health risks …

Research advances in microfluidic collection and detection of virus, bacterial, and fungal bioaerosols

X Zhou, X Liu, H Zhao, G Guo, X Jiang, S Liu, X Sun… - Microchimica Acta, 2024 - Springer
Bioaerosols are airborne suspensions of fine solid or liquid particles containing biological
substances such as viruses, bacteria, cellular debris, fungal spores, mycelium, and …

Environmental and structural factors associated with bacterial diversity in household dust across the Arizona-Sonora border

LD Benton, N Lopez-Galvez, C Herman… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
We previously reported that asthma prevalence was higher in the United States (US)
compared to Mexico (MX)(25.8% vs. 8.4%). This investigation assessed differences in …

Urban aerobiome and effects on human health: A systematic review and missing evidence

E Franchitti, C Caredda, E Anedda, D Traversi - Atmosphere, 2022 - mdpi.com
Urban air pollutants are a major public health concern and include biological matters which
composes about 25% of the atmospheric aerosol particles. Airborne microorganisms were …