The atmosphere connects habitats across multiple spatial scales via airborne dispersal of
microbial cells, propagules and biomolecules. Atmospheric microorganisms have been …

Ability to directly sequence DNA from the environment permanently changed microbial
ecology. Here, we review the new insights to microbial life gleaned from the applications of …

Climate change is strongly affecting high‐mountain soils and warming in particular is
associated with pronounced changes in microbe‐mediated C and N cycling, affecting plant …

Airborne microorganisms and biological matter (bioaerosols) play a key role in global
biogeochemical cycling, human and crop health trends, and climate patterns. Their …

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 …

The atmospheric microbiome is one of the least studied microbiomes of our planet. One of
the most abundant, diverse and impactful parts of this microbiome is arguably fungal spores …

The dispersion of microorganisms through the atmosphere is a continual and essential
process that underpins biogeography and ecosystem development and function. Despite the …

The microbiome of atmospheric dust events has raised increasing interest in the last
decade, resulting in numerous studies that characterized the different parameters affecting …

The transport of microplastics through the atmosphere has been acknowledged as a
significant route for their dispersion across different environments. Microplastics of fibrous …

Metagenomics is the study of genetic information, including the sequences and genomes of
microorganisms present in an environment. Since 1998, the full-scale application of this …