The air mycobiome is decoupled from the soil mycobiome in the California San Joaquin Valley.

ABSTRACT: Dispersal is a key force in the assembly of fungal communities and the air is the dominant route of dispersal for most fungi. Understanding the dynamics of airborne fungi is important for determining their source and for helping to prevent fungal disease. This understanding is important in the San Joaquin Valley of California, which is home to 4.2 million people and where the airborne fungus Coccidioides is responsible for the most important fungal disease of otherwise healthy humans, coccidioidomycosis. The San Joaquin Valley is the most productive agricultural region in the United States, with the principal crops grown therein susceptible to fungal pathogens. Here, we characterize the fungal community in soil and air on undeveloped and agricultural land in the San Joaquin Valley using me

SUBMITTER: Wagner R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9624177 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature