The biofilm matrix

HC Flemming, J Wingender - Nature reviews microbiology, 2010 - nature.com
The microorganisms in biofilms live in a self-produced matrix of hydrated extracellular
polymeric substances (EPS) that form their immediate environment. EPS are mainly …

Bioaerosols in the Earth system: Climate, health, and ecosystem interactions

J Fröhlich-Nowoisky, CJ Kampf, B Weber… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - Elsevier
Aerosols of biological origin play a vital role in the Earth system, particularly in the
interactions between atmosphere, biosphere, climate, and public health. Airborne bacteria …

Couplings between changes in the climate system and biogeochemistry

S Menon, KL Denman, G Brasseur, A Chidthaisong… - 2007 - osti.gov
The Earth's climate is determined by a number of complex connected physical, chemical and
biological processes occurring in the atmosphere, land and ocean. The radiative properties …

Primary biological aerosol particles in the atmosphere: a review

VR Després, JA Huffman, SM Burrows… - Tellus B: Chemical …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Atmospheric aerosol particles of biological origin are a very diverse group of biological
materials and structures, including microorganisms, dispersal units, fragments and …

Aerosol–cloud–precipitation interactions. Part 1. The nature and sources of cloud-active aerosols

MO Andreae, D Rosenfeld - Earth-Science Reviews, 2008 - Elsevier
Atmospheric aerosol particles serve as condensation nuclei for the formation of both, cloud
droplets and atmospheric ice particles. As a result, they exert a substantial influence on the …

[HTML][HTML] Biofilms by bacterial human pathogens: Clinical relevance-development, composition and regulation-therapeutical strategies

A Schulze, F Mitterer, JP Pombo, S Schild - Microbial Cell, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Notably, bacterial biofilm formation is increasingly recognized as a passive virulence factor
facilitating many infectious disease processes. In this review we will focus on bacterial …

Regulation of the immune system by biodiversity from the natural environment: an ecosystem service essential to health

GA Rook - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Epidemiological studies suggest that living close to the natural environment is associated
with long-term health benefits including reduced death rates, reduced cardiovascular …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of human activities and lifestyles on the interlinked microbiota and health of humans and of ecosystems

L Flandroy, T Poutahidis, G Berg, G Clarke… - Science of the total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Plants, animals and humans, are colonized by microorganisms (microbiota) and transiently
exposed to countless others. The microbiota affects the development and function of …

Bringing the ocean into the laboratory to probe the chemical complexity of sea spray aerosol

KA Prather, TH Bertram, VH Grassian… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
The production, size, and chemical composition of sea spray aerosol (SSA) particles
strongly depend on seawater chemistry, which is controlled by physical, chemical, and …

A marine biogenic source of atmospheric ice-nucleating particles

TW Wilson, LA Ladino, PA Alpert, MN Breckels… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
The amount of ice present in clouds can affect cloud lifetime, precipitation and radiative
properties,. The formation of ice in clouds is facilitated by the presence of airborne ice …