Aerosol Microbiome over the Mediterranean Sea Diversity and Abundance

Prokaryotic microbes can become aerosolized and deposited into new environments located thousands of kilometers away from their place of origin. The Mediterranean Sea is an oligotrophic to ultra-oligotrophic marginal sea, which neighbors northern Africa (a major source of natural aerosols) and Europ...

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Main Authors: Esra Mescioglu, Eyal Rahav, Natalia Belkin, Peng Xian, Jordan M. Eizenga, Ania Vichik, Barak Herut, Adina Paytan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-08-01
Series:Atmosphere
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/10/8/440