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Airborne Fungi and Bacteria Can Travel Over 1,200 Miles

Airborne Fungi and Bacteria Can Travel Over 1,200 Miles

What they found

Aircraft surveys in Japan showed potential human pathogens, including antibiotic-resistant strains, can travel over 1,200 miles in the air.

Aircraft surveys in Japan showed potential human pathogens, including antibiotic-resistant strains, can travel over 1,200 miles in the air.

The number

over 1,200 miles

How solid is it?

Field study

Field study

Field/ecology

Field/ecology

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

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Latin name

Published in

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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Section

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

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Long-Distance Pathogens

Long-Distance Pathogens

A new study reveals the microbial richness and air chemistry in aerosols above the planetary boundary layer (PBL), confirming that potential human pathogens can travel over 1,200 miles. Using aircraft surveys in Japan, researchers identified bacteria and fungi transported at altitudes between .5 and 1.8 miles. DNA analysis showed airborne microbes, including antibiotic-resistant strains, can cross continents, posing health risks, an issue because it increases the risk of infectious diseases spreading farther than we originally thought.

A new study reveals the microbial richness and air chemistry in aerosols above the planetary boundary layer (PBL), confirming that potential human pathogens can travel over 1,200 miles. Using aircraft surveys in Japan, researchers identified bacteria and fungi transported at altitudes between .5 and 1.8 miles. DNA analysis showed airborne microbes, including antibiotic-resistant strains, can cross continents, posing health risks, an issue because it increases the risk of infectious diseases spreading farther than we originally thought.

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