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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-6081-2020
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-6081-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Microbial functional signature in the atmospheric boundary layer
Romie Tignat-Perrier
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institut des Géosciences de l'Environnement, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
Environmental Microbial Genomics, Laboratoire Ampère, École
Centrale de Lyon,
Université de Lyon, Écully, France
Aurélien Dommergue
Institut des Géosciences de l'Environnement, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
Alban Thollot
Institut des Géosciences de l'Environnement, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
Olivier Magand
Institut des Géosciences de l'Environnement, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
Timothy M. Vogel
Environmental Microbial Genomics, Laboratoire Ampère, École
Centrale de Lyon,
Université de Lyon, Écully, France
Catherine Larose
Environmental Microbial Genomics, Laboratoire Ampère, École
Centrale de Lyon,
Université de Lyon, Écully, France
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The adverse atmospheric environmental conditions do not appear suited for microbial life. We conducted the first global comparative metagenomic analysis to find out if airborne microbial communities might be selected by their ability to resist these adverse conditions. The relatively higher concentration of fungi led to the observation of higher proportions of stress-related functions in air. Fungi might likely resist and survive atmospheric physical stress better than bacteria.
The adverse atmospheric environmental conditions do not appear suited for microbial life. We...
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