Dustborne microorganisms in the atmosphere over an Asian dust source region, Dunhuang

Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 195-202

  Kakikawa, Makiko ^a   Kobayashi, Fumihisa ^a   Maki, Teruya ^a   Yamada, Maromu ^b   Higashi, Tomomi ^a   Chen, Bin ^c   Shi, Guangyu ^c   Hong, Chunsang ^a   Tobo, Yutaka ^a   Iwasaka, Yasunobu ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF KUMAMOTO   (Japan)

^c INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Asian dust; Bacteria; Dustborne; Fungi; Microorganism

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; BACTERIUM; BALLOON OBSERVATION; DESERT; DISPERSAL; DUST; FUNGUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; TAXONOMY;

CHINA; DUNHUANG; GANSU; TAKLIMAKAN DESERT; XINJIANG UYGUR;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BREVIBACILLUS; CERIPORIOPSIS GILVESCENS; CORIOLACEAE; DELFTIA; FUNGI; PSEUDOMONAS; RHODOCOCCUS; RICKENELLA FIBULA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 79952950973     PISSN: 18739318     EISSN: 18739326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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