Aerial transport of bacteria by dust plumes in the Eastern Mediterranean revealed by complementary rRNA/rRNA-gene sequencing

High bacterial community abundance and diversity are associated with coarser particulate aerosols and air masses of terrestrial rather than marine origin, according to DNA and RNA analysis of dust aerosols sampled in Rehovot, Israel.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Burak Adnan Erkorkmaz, Daniella Gat, Yinon Rudich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-02-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00679-8