A SYBR Green real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) assay for specific detection and quantification of airborne Salmonella cells in livestock housings is presented. A set of specific primers was tested and validated for specific detection and quantification of Salmonella-specific invA genes of DNA extracted from bioaerosol samples. Application of the method to poultry house bio...

Airborne biological particles are made by bacteria, viruses, fungi, pollen, dust mites and other living organisms. Between the airborne contaminants, sampling of viruses is most difficult. This technical challenge has real consequences both in limiting studies on aerobiology viral diseases, making possible, at least for now, to establish Standards Acceptable Bioaerosol Exposure Limits case viru...

Mechano-Bactericidal In article number 2213650, Joonseok Lee and co-workers develop a puncturable nanostructured air filter via catalyst droplet-based synthesis to effectively collect deactivate airborne bacteria. The unique nanostructures featuring nano-edge can cause mechanical damage the bioaerosol without external stimulations, resulting in inhibition of bacterial proliferation.

Bioaerosols within sea spray are particles of biological origin with various important atmospheric implications. These were characterized here using novel single-particle spectroscopy and microbial community composition analysis.