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Articles | Volume 19, issue 1
Articles | Volume 19, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-71-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-71-2022
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Articles | Volume 19, issue 1
Research article
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05 Jan 2022
Research article |  | 05 Jan 2022

Bioaerosols and atmospheric ice nuclei in a Mediterranean dryland: community changes related to rainfall

Kai Tang, Beatriz Sánchez-Parra, Petya Yordanova, Jörn Wehking, Anna T. Backes, Daniel A. Pickersgill, Stefanie Maier, Jean Sciare, Ulrich Pöschl, Bettina Weber, and Janine Fröhlich-Nowoisky

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Metagenomic sequencing and freezing experiments of aerosol samples collected on Cyprus revealed rain-related short-term changes of bioaerosol and ice nuclei composition. Filtration experiments showed a rain-related enhancement of biological ice nuclei > 5 µm and < 0.1 µm. The observed effects of rainfall on the composition of atmospheric bioaerosols and ice nuclei may influence the hydrological cycle as well as the health effects of air particulate matter (pathogens, allergens).
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