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The Atmospheric & Environmental Microbiology Laboratory

Exploring extremophile microorganisms and their impacts on Earth systems and human health

Atmospheric Transport of Antibiotic Resistance

Our research center explores the critical role of microorganisms in terrestrial water ecosystems, investigating how microbial populations adapt and interconnect across different environments through the air.

By examining microbial connectivity, aerial transport mechanisms, and ecological dynamics, we aim to understand how these microscopic communities respond to environmental changes, particularly those driven by climate change.

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Habeebrahuman, H.B., Qian, Y., Shrivastava, V., Rafeeq, S., Dikmen, E., Sağırlı, E., Birgül, A., Karakuş, P., Oikonomou, K., Tsagkaraki, M., Sciare, J., Mihalopoulos, N., Öztürk, F.,* Lang-Yona, N.* (2026) Particle Size Determines the Distribution of Chemical Composition and Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Urban Atmospheric Bioaerosols, J of Hazardous Materials, V. 503 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2026.141206