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| Title |
Bacterial Composition and Survival on Sahara Dust Particles Transported to the European Alps
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Microbiology, December 2015
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| DOI | 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01454 |
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| Authors |
Marco Meola, Anna Lazzaro, Josef Zeyer |
| Abstract |
Deposition of Sahara dust (SD) particles is a frequent phenomenon in Europe, but little is known about the viability and composition of the bacterial community transported with SD. The goal of this study was to characterize SD-associated bacteria transported to the European Alps, deposited and entrapped in snow. During two distinct events in February and May 2014, SD particles were deposited and promptly covered by falling snow, thus preserving them in distinct ochre layers within the snowpack. In June 2014, we collected samples at different depths from a snow profile at the Jungfraujoch (Swiss Alps; 3621 m a.s.l.). After filtration, we performed various microbiological and physicochemical analyses of the snow and dust particles therein that originated in Algeria. Our results show that bacteria survive and are metabolically active after the transport to the European Alps. Using high throughput sequencing, we observed distinct differences in bacterial community composition and structure in SD-layers as compared to clean snow layers. Sporulating bacteria were not enriched in the SD-layers; however, phyla with low abundance such as Gemmatimonadetes and Deinococcus-Thermus appeared to be specific bio-indicators for SD. Since many members of these phyla are known to be adapted to arid oligotrophic environments and UV radiation, they are well suited to survive the harsh conditions of long-range airborne transport. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 22 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3 | 14% |
| Switzerland | 3 | 14% |
| Spain | 3 | 14% |
| Finland | 1 | 5% |
| Austria | 1 | 5% |
| France | 1 | 5% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 5% |
| United States | 1 | 5% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 7 | 32% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 14 | 64% |
| Scientists | 7 | 32% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 128 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 127 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 23 | 18% |
| Researcher | 19 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 18 | 14% |
| Other | 10 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 6% |
| Other | 21 | 16% |
| Unknown | 29 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 28 | 22% |
| Environmental Science | 15 | 12% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 11 | 9% |
| Engineering | 7 | 5% |
| Unspecified | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 19 | 15% |
| Unknown | 42 | 33% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 28. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 November 2023.
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