[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of outdoor airborne fungal spore seasonality across Europe and the implications for health

S Anees-Hill, P Douglas, CH Pashley, A Hansell… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Fungal spores make up a significant proportion of organic matter within the air. Allergic
sensitisation to fungi is associated with conditions including allergic fungal airway disease …

Environmental DNA as an emerging tool in botanical research

MD Johnson, JR Freeland, L Parducci… - American journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Over the past quarter century, environmental DNA (eDNA) has been ascendant as a tool to
detect, measure, and monitor biodiversity (species and communities), as a means of …

[HTML][HTML] Measuring biodiversity from DNA in the air

EL Clare, CK Economou, FJ Bennett, CE Dyer… - Current Biology, 2022 - cell.com
The crisis of declining biodiversity 1 exceeds our current ability to monitor changes in
ecosystems. Rapid terrestrial biomonitoring approaches are essential to quantify the causes …

[HTML][HTML] eDNAir: proof of concept that animal DNA can be collected from air sampling

EL Clare, CK Economou, CG Faulkes, JD Gilbert… - PeerJ, 2021 - peerj.com
Environmental DNA (eDNA) is one of the fastest developing tools for species biomonitoring
and ecological research. However, despite substantial interest from research, commercial …

Airborne environmental DNA metabarcoding detects more diversity, with less sampling effort, than a traditional plant community survey

MD Johnson, M Fokar, RD Cox, MA Barnes - BMC Ecology and Evolution, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Airborne environmental DNA (eDNA) research is an emerging field
that focuses on the detection of species from their genetic remnants in the air. The majority of …

Climate change impact on fungi in the atmospheric microbiome

MC Hanson, GM Petch, TB Ottosen… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] DNA metabarcoding using nrITS2 provides highly qualitative and quantitative results for airborne pollen monitoring

M Polling, M Sin, LA de Weger… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Airborne pollen monitoring is of global socio-economic importance as it provides information
on presence and prevalence of allergenic pollen in ambient air. Traditionally, this task has …

[HTML][HTML] Fungi composition in settled dust associated with fractional exhaled nitric oxide in school children with asthma

KNM Isa, J Jalaludin, Z Hashim, LTL Than… - Science of the total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Fungi exposure has been significantly linked to respiratory illness. However, numerous fungi
taxa that are potentially allergenic still undocumented and leave a barrier to establishing a …

Environmental DNA reveals links between abundance and composition of airborne grass pollen and respiratory health

FM Rowney, GL Brennan, CA Skjøth, GW Griffith… - Current Biology, 2021 - cell.com
Grass (Poaceae) pollen is the most important outdoor aeroallergen, 1 exacerbating a range
of respiratory conditions, including allergic asthma and rhinitis (" hay fever"). 2–5 …

Reinforcement of Environmental DNA Based Methods (Sensu Stricto) in Biodiversity Monitoring and Conservation: A Review

P Banerjee, G Dey, CM Antognazza, RK Sharma… - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Worldwide biodiversity loss points to a necessity of upgrading to a fast and
effective monitoring method that can provide quick conservation action. Newly developed …