ArticleMicrobiology spectrum2021
Global Patterns and Climatic Controls of Dust-Associated Microbial Communities.
Article in Microbiology spectrum, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Feather Microbiota Landscapes: Biogeography and Phenology Shape Feather Microbiota Traits in a Migratory Seabird in a Subantarctic Ecosystem.Molecular ecology · 2025Article
- Real-world testing of the durability claims of a commercially available spray-on surface biocide.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2025Article
- Developing home cleaning intervention through community engagement to reduce infections and antimicrobial resistance in Ghanaian homes.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Diversity of Microbial Communities, PAHs, and Metals in Road and Leaf Dust of Functional Zones of Moscow and Murmansk.Microorganisms · 2023Article
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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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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 in the composition of these communities at the global scale. Here, we provide the first insight into the global determinants of dust-associated microorganisms by quantifying the environmental factors shaping bacterial and fungal community composition in 467 outdoor settled dust samples collected from 33 countries and 6 continents. Our results show that the global variation in dust-associated bacterial and fungal community composition was, to some degree, predictable from mean annual precipitation and temperature. Notably, our results show that the fungal genera
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