Particle Size Distribution of Airborne Microorganisms and Pathogens during an Intense African Dust Event in the Eastern Mediterranean | Zendy

Paraskevi N. Polymenakou | Zendy; Manolis Mandalakis | Zendy; Euripides G. Stephanou | Zendy; Anastasios Tselepides | Zendy

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Particle Size Distribution of Airborne Microorganisms and Pathogens during an Intense African Dust Event in the Eastern Mediterranean

Author(s) -

Paraskevi N. Polymenakou,

Manolis Mandalakis,

Euripides G. Stephanou,

Anastasios Tselepides

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

environmental health perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257

H-Index - 282

eISSN - 1552-9924

pISSN - 0091-6765

DOI - 10.1289/ehp.10684

Subject(s) - bioaerosol , microorganism , actinobacteria , biology , bacteroidetes , mediterranean sea , aerosol , firmicutes , indoor bioaerosol , mediterranean climate , ecology , environmental science , bacteria , 16s ribosomal rna , geography , meteorology , genetics

The distribution of microorganisms, and especially pathogens, over airborne particles of different sizes has been ignored to a large extent, but it could have significant implications regarding the dispersion of these microorganisms across the planet, thus affecting human health.

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