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s10453-018-9541-7
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7 mbar, 0 degrees C, and CO2-enriched anoxic atmospheres. Astrobiology 13(2):115–131.
https://doi.org/10.1089/Ast.2011.0811
Smith DJ, Griffin DW, Jaffe DA (2011b) The high life: movement of microbes through the
atmosphere. Eos 92(30):249–256
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stratosphere and implications for global dispersal. Aerobiologia 27(4):319–332. https://doi.org/
10.1007/S10453-011-9203-5
Smith DJ, Ravichandar JD, Jain S, Griffin DW, Yu H, Tan Q et al (2018) Airborne bacteria in
Earth’s lower stratosphere resemble taxa detected in the troposphere: results from a new NASA
aircraft bioaerosol collector (ABC). Front Microbiol 9:1752. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.
2018.01752
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Johnson Reprint Corporation, New York and London
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https://doi.org/10.1016/J.Atmosenv.2012.03.072
Vaitilingom M, Deguillaume L, Vinatier V, Sancelme M, Amato P, Chaumerliac N et al (2013)
Potential impact of microbial activity on the oxidant capacity and organic carbon budget in
clouds. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 110(2):559–564. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1205743110
Van Eaton AR, Harper MA, Wilson CJ (2013) High-flying diatoms: widespread dispersal of
microorganisms in an explosive volcanic eruption. Geology 41(11):1187–1190
Walker LR, Wardle DA, Bardgett RD, Clarkson BD (2010) The use of chronosequences in studies
of ecological succession and soil development. J Ecol 98(4):725–736. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.
1365-2745.2010.01664.x
Westrich JR, Ebling AM, Landing WM, Joyner JL, Kemp KM, Griffin DW et al (2016) Saharan
dust nutrients promote Vibrio bloom formation in marine surface waters. Proc Natl Acad Sci
USA 113(21):5964–5969. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1518080113
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