| short-term temporal variability in airborne bacterial and fungal populations. | airborne microorganisms have been studied for centuries, but the majority of this research has relied on cultivation-dependent surveys that may not capture all of the microbial diversity in the atmosphere. as a result, our understanding of airborne microbial ecology is limited despite the relevance of airborne microbes to human health, various ecosystem functions, and environmental quality. cultivation-independent surveys of small-subunit rrna genes were conducted in order to identify the types ... | 2008 | 17981945 |
| seasonal changes in an alpine soil bacterial community in the colorado rocky mountains. | the period when the snowpack melts in late spring is a dynamic time for alpine ecosystems. the large winter microbial community begins to turn over rapidly, releasing nutrients to plants. past studies have shown that the soil microbial community in alpine dry meadows of the colorado rocky mountains changes in biomass, function, broad-level structure, and fungal diversity between winter and early summer. however, little specific information exists on the diversity of the alpine bacterial communit ... | 2004 | 15128545 |