Global Patterns and Climatic Controls of Dust-Associated Microbial Communities

ABSTRACT The ubiquity and long-range transport of the microorganisms inhabiting dust can pose a serious risk to human, animal, and plant health. The well-recognized importance of dust-associated microorganisms contrasts starkly with our limited understanding of the factors determining the variation...

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Main Authors: Yongjian Chen, Matthew J. Gebert, Seth A. Faith, Robert R. Dunn, Noah Fierer, Albert Barberán
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2021-10-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/Spectrum.01447-21