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Airborne Microbial Communities

A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Microbiology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 July 2024 | Viewed by 566

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Daisuke Tanaka

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Faculty of Science, Academic Assembly, University of Toyama, 3190 Gofuku, Toyama 930-8555, Japan
Interests: microbial ecology; bioaerosol; atmospheric environment; aquatic environment; bacteria
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Prof. Dr. Fumito Maruyama

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Center for the Planetary Health and Innovation Science (PHIS), The IDEC Institute, Hiroshima University, 1-3-2 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima City 739-8511, Hiroshima, Japan
Interests: microbial ecology; microbial genomics; metagenomics; holobiome; microbiome of the built environment; bioaerosol; culture methods; biotic and abiotic interaction
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Dr. Milko A. Jorquera

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Department of Chemical Science and Environmental Resources, La Frontera University, Temuco 4811-230, Chile
Interests: airborne microbiomes; algae-associated microbiomes; bacterial community diversity; extremophilic bacteria; plant-associated microbiomes; plant growth-promoting bacteria; sediment-associated microbiomes; soil microbiology
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue aims to elucidate the complex dynamics and implications of airborne microbial communities, encompassing a spectrum of organisms such as bacteria, fungi, algae, archaea, and viruses. The influence of these airborne microbes is multifaceted, extending to human and animal health, agricultural productivity, ecosystem stability, and climatic processes. Current research underscores the variation in outdoor airborne microbial communities as a function of seasonal changes, geographic variability, and air pollution levels. Additionally, the composition of indoor microbial communities is influenced by a variety of factors including ambient temperature, humidity levels, ventilation systems, occupant density, and the influx of microbes from outdoor environments. The objective of this Special Issue is to showcase cutting-edge research that advances our understanding of the composition, diversity, and abundance of microbial communities in the air, as well as their impacts. As Guest Editor, I am extending an invitation for the submission of original research articles, comprehensive review papers, and succinct communications that contribute to the knowledge of monitoring, managing, and mitigating airborne microbial communities. This includes, but is not limited to, studies focusing on the characterization of bioaerosols and their implications for health, the environment, and the climate.

We anticipate your valuable contributions to this critical field of study.

Prof. Dr. Daisuke Tanaka
Prof. Dr. Fumito Maruyama
Dr. Milko A. Jorquera
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Microorganisms is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • microbial community
  • diversity
  • air
  • atmosphere
  • built environments
  • monitoring
  • bacteria
  • fungi
  • microorganisms
  • bioaerosols

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A Highly Homogeneous Airborne Fungal Community around a Copper Open Pit Mine Reveals the Poor Contribution Made by the Local Aerosolization of Particles
by Sebastián Fuentes-Alburquenque, Victoria Olivencia Suez, Omayra Aguilera, Blanca Águila, Luis Rojas Araya and Dinka Mandakovic
Microorganisms 2024, 12(5), 934; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12050934 - 4 May 2024
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Fungi are ubiquitous and metabolically versatile. Their dispersion has important scientific, environmental, health, and economic implications. They can be dispersed through the air by the aerosolization of near surfaces or transported from distant sources. Here, we tested the contribution of local (scale of [...] Read more.
Fungi are ubiquitous and metabolically versatile. Their dispersion has important scientific, environmental, health, and economic implications. They can be dispersed through the air by the aerosolization of near surfaces or transported from distant sources. Here, we tested the contribution of local (scale of meters) versus regional (kilometers) sources by analyzing an airborne fungal community by ITS sequencing around a copper mine in the North of Chile. The mine was the regional source, whereas the soil and vegetal detritus were the local sources at each point. The airborne community was highly homogeneous at ca. 2000 km2, impeding the detection of regional or local contributions. Ascomycota was the dominant phylum in the three communities. Soil and vegetal detritus communities had lower alpha diversity, but some taxa had abundance patterns related to the distance from the mine and altitude. On the contrary, the air was compositionally even and unrelated to environmental or spatial factors, except for altitude. The presence of plant pathogens in the air suggests that other distant sources contribute to this region’s airborne fungal community and reinforces the complexity of tracking the sources of air microbial communities in a real world where several natural and human activities coexist. Full article
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