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 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 tem

SUBMITTER: Chen Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8515940 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature