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Dust and Microorganisms: Their Interactions and Health Effects

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Desert regions emit a large amount of mineral particles to cause dust events frequently, and emitted dust from those events may circulate around the world. These desert-dust events transport inorganic and organic particulate matter for long distances and may cause health impacts. Additionally, the depositions of the particulates to marine environments supply essential nutrients to induce the growth of marine phytoplankton and bacteria. Recently, the dust events are reported to contain higher amounts of biological particles than expected. Some investigations focus on the amount of biological particles and the dust events or high concentration of dust environment, which may have strong associations with health-related effects. Also, the various types of dust may act as airborne fomites attributing to the dispersion of microorganisms in more stable conditions with prolonged viability of microorganisms to cause greater health effects such as allergy, asthma, respiratory infection, and more. The field observations collecting bacterial strains from several dust-source regions in the desert are described. Furthermore, the laboratory attempts to use a simulation chamber system to understand the attributing factor of various dust particles to prolong the viability of airborne microorganisms are described. Finally, the speculation and future research activities of dust and infectious diseases are also mentioned.

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Noda, J., Morimoto, K., Mitarai, S., Maki, T. (2023). Dust and Microorganisms: Their Interactions and Health Effects. In: Al-Dousari, A., Hashmi, M.Z. (eds) Dust and Health. Emerging Contaminants and Associated Treatment Technologies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21209-3_8

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