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 …

Comparative analyses of vertebrate gut microbiomes reveal convergence between birds and bats

SJ Song, JG Sanders, F Delsuc, J Metcalf, K Amato… - MBio, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Diet and host phylogeny drive the taxonomic and functional contents of the gut microbiome
in mammals, yet it is unknown whether these patterns hold across all vertebrate lineages …

[HTML][HTML] A global metagenomic map of urban microbiomes and antimicrobial resistance

D Danko, D Bezdan, EE Afshin, S Ahsanuddin… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
We present a global atlas of 4,728 metagenomic samples from mass-transit systems in 60
cities over 3 years, representing the first systematic, worldwide catalog of the urban …

The proportion of soil-borne pathogens increases with warming at the global scale

M Delgado-Baquerizo, CA Guerra, C Cano-Díaz… - Nature Climate …, 2020 - nature.com
Understanding the present and future distribution of soil-borne plant pathogens is critical to
supporting food and fibre production in a warmer world. Using data from a global field …

[HTML][HTML] Airborne bacterial communities of outdoor environments and their associated influencing factors

T Ruiz-Gil, JJ Acuña, S Fujiyoshi, D Tanaka… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microbial entities (such bacteria, fungi, archaea and viruses) within outdoor aerosols have
been scarcely studied compared with indoor aerosols and nonbiological components, and …

[HTML][HTML] The source and transport of bioaerosols in the air: A review

W Xie, Y Li, W Bai, J Hou, T Ma, X Zeng… - … Science & Engineering, 2021 - Springer
Recent pandemic outbreak of the corona-virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has raised
widespread concerns about the importance of the bioaerosols. They are atmospheric …

Bioaerosol field measurements: Challenges and perspectives in outdoor studies

T Šantl-Temkiv, B Sikoparija, T Maki… - Aerosol Science and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Outdoor field measurements of bioaerosols are performed within a wide range of basic and
applied scientific disciplines, each with its own goals, assumptions, and terminology. This …

Biowarfare, bioterrorism and biocrime: A historical overview on microbial harmful applications

M Oliveira, G Mason-Buck, D Ballard, W Branicki… - Forensic science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microbial Forensics is a field that continues to grow in interest and application among the
forensic community. This review, divided into two sections, covers several topics associated …

Seasonal airway microbiome and transcriptome interactions promote childhood asthma exacerbations

KE McCauley, K Flynn, A Calatroni, V DiMassa… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Seasonal variation in respiratory illnesses and exacerbations in pediatric
populations with asthma is well described, though whether upper airway microbes play …

Respirable metals, bacteria, and fungi during a Saharan–Sahelian dust event in Houston, Texas

S Das, A McEwen, J Prospero, D Spalink… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Although airborne bacteria and fungi can impact human, animal, plant, and ecosystem
health, very few studies have investigated the possible impact of their long-range transport …