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

Background Halophiles are extremophilic organisms represented by archaea, bacteria and
eukaryotes that thrive in hypersaline environment. They apply different osmoadaptation …

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

Bacterial ice nucleation proteins (INPs) can cause frost damage to plants by nucleating ice
formation at high sub-zero temperatures. Modeling of Pseudomonas borealis INP by …

Processes influencing the transport of airborne bacterial communities in the atmosphere are
poorly understood. Here, we report comprehensive and quantitative evidence of the key …

Coffee canker, or bacterial halo blight (BHB) of coffee, is a disease caused by the
phytopathogenic bacterium Pseudomonas syringae pv. garcae (Psg), having been found for …

The formation of giant hailstones is a rare weather event that has devastating consequences
in inhabited areas. This hazard has been occurring more frequently and with greater size of …

Icing and formation of ice crystals is a major obstacle against applications ranging from
energy systems to transportation and aviation. Icing not only introduces excess thermal …

The Amazon rainforest is the world's largest tropical forest, and this biome may be a
significant contributor to primary biological aerosol (PBA) emissions on a global scale …

A coordinated observational and modelling campaign targeting biogenic aerosols in the air
was performed during spring 2021 at two locations in Northern Europe: Helsinki (Finland) …