Taxonomic diversity of fungi deposited from the atmosphere.

ABSTRACT: Fungi release spores into the global atmosphere. The emitted spores are deposited to the surface of the Earth by sedimentation (dry deposition) and precipitation (wet deposition), and therefore contribute to the global cycling of substances. However, knowledge is scarce regarding the diversities of fungi deposited from the atmosphere. Here, an automatic dry and wet deposition sampler and high-throughput sequencing plus quantitative PCR were used to observe taxonomic diversities and flux densities of atmospheric fungal deposition. Taxon-specific fungal deposition velocities and aerodynamic diameters (d_a) were determined using a collocated cascade impactor for volumetric, particle-size-resolved air sampling. Large multicellular spore-producing dothideomycetes (d_a ≥ 10.0

SUBMITTER: Woo C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6051994 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature