@article{oai:kanazawa-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:00029316,
 author = {Kakikawa, Makiko and Kobayashi, Fumihisa and Maki, Teruya and Yamada, Maromu and Higashi, Tomomi and Chen, Bin and Shi, Guangyu and Hong, Chunsang and Tobo, Yutaka and Iwasaka, Yasunobu},
 issue = {4},
 journal = {Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health},
 month = {Jan},
 note = {The dust event injects microorganisms into the atmosphere and could facilitate the dispersal of biological particles affecting leeward ecosystem and human health. In this study, the dustborne microorganisms in the atmosphere over the Taklimakan Desert, Asian dust source, were identified by culture-independent method. Dusts were collect-ed using a balloon at about 800 m above the ground in an Asian dust source region, Dunhuang. After DNAwere directly extracted from the dusts collected filters, 16S and 18S rRNA genes of microorganisms were amplified, cloned, and sequenced. The rDNA sequence data indicated that dust particles include fungi closely related to Rickenella fibula, Ceriporiopsis gilvescens, and bacteria belonging to the genus Brevibacillus, Staphylococcus, Rhodococcus, Delftia, Pseudomonas, and Agrobacterium tumefaciens. These results suggest that dust particles in the atmosphere over Dunhuang could carry these many fungi and bacteria and might play a significant role in leeward ecosystem. © 2009 The Author(s)., 金沢大学環日本海域環境研究センター},
 pages = {195--202},
 title = {Dustborne microorganisms in the atmosphere over an Asian dust source region, Dunhuang},
 volume = {1},
 year = {2009}
}