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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-1257-2025
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© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
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Clouds influence the functioning of airborne microorganisms
Raphaëlle Péguilhan
Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont Auvergne INP, CNRS, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
now at: Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
Florent Rossi
Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont Auvergne INP, CNRS, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
now at: Département de Biochimie, de Microbiologie et de Bio-informatique, Faculté des Sciences et de Génie, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
Muriel Joly
Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont Auvergne INP, CNRS, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
Engy Nasr
Department of Computer Science, University of Freiburg, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
Bérénice Batut
Department of Computer Science, University of Freiburg, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
now at: Institut Français de Bioinformatique, CNRS UAR 3601, France, and Mésocentre Clermont-Auvergne, Université Clermont Auvergne, Aubiere, France
François Enault
Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, Laboratoire Microorganismes: Génome et Environnement (LMGE), 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
Barbara Ervens
Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont Auvergne INP, CNRS, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont Auvergne INP, CNRS, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, Laboratoire Microorganismes: Génome et Environnement (LMGE), 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Short summary
Using comparative metagenomics and metatranscriptomics, we examined the functioning of airborne microorganisms in clouds and a clear atmosphere. Clouds are atmospheric masses where multiple microbial processes are promoted compared with a clear atmosphere. Overrepresented microbial functions of interest include the processing of chemical compounds, biomass production, and regulation of oxidants. This has implications for biogeochemical cycles and microbial ecology.
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