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Microorganisms can travel long distances in the troposphere
Air samples taken at altitudes up to 3,000 metres over Japan unveil the presence of a wide array of microbes, some of which are potentially pathogenic to humans, transported thousands of kilometers by aerosols originating in northeast China.
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The Rahlff lab
The Aero-Aquatic Virus Research Group led by Dr. Janina Rahlff conducts basic research on microbial viruses from the surface microlayer, which is the 1-mm thick ‘skin’ of a water body’s surface, and in atmospheric ecosystems.
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Marine biota births new atmospheric particles in the South Pacific Ocean
Scientists have found that nocturnal nanoparticle bursts that contain nitrogenous compounds originate when marine micro-organisms in the South Pacific Ocean apparently shield themselves from UV radiation.
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Scientists track global atmospheric spread of harmful microbes
Researchers have published an article that helps to understand the intercontinental spread of harmful microorganisms through the atmosphere.
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Bacteria found thousands of metres high in the sky
Researchers have discovered the widespread presence of prokaryotic and eukaryotic eDNA in the atmosphere, including pathogenic bacteria and bacteria previously unknown to be present in the atmosphere but found in other extreme environments such as deep-sea sediment.