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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Volume 106, Issue 31, Pages 12814-12819Publisher
NATL ACAD SCIENCES
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0811003106
Keywords
atmospheric aerosol; bioaerosol; DNA analysis; fungal spores
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- Max Planck Society
- German Research Foundation [DE1161/2-1]
- Landesexzellenzcluster Geocycles [494]
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Fungal spores can account for large proportions of air particulate matter, and they may potentially influence the hydrological cycle and climate as nuclei for water droplets and ice crystals in clouds, fog, and precipitation. Moreover, some fungi are major pathogens and allergens. The diversity of airborne fungi is, however, not well-known. By DNA analysis we found pronounced differences in the relative abundance and seasonal cycles of various groups of fungi in coarse and fine particulate matter, with more plant pathogens in the coarse fraction and more human pathogens and allergens in the respirable fine particle fraction (<3 mu m). Moreover, the ratio of Basidiomycota to Ascomycota was found to be much higher than previously assumed, which might also apply to the biosphere.
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