Methane oxidation genes are only present in bioaerosols at sites with high methane concentrations
Airborne microorganisms connect Earth's habitats, yet a central question in microbial ecology remains: do airborne communities simply reflect what is released from the surfaces below, or does local environmental context shape them? Methane oxidation offers a tractable test, because methane monooxygenase genes are restricted to defined bacterial lineages and methane is directly measurable. Pairing…
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