PRJNA863376
Characterization and DNA stable isotope probing of methanotrophic bioaerosols
The goal of this work was to investigate if methanotrophic bacteria can grow in the air outside of water droplets. Methanotrophic bacteria were enriched from an air sample and a maple leaf. These enrichment cultures were aerosolized in gas-phase bioreactors and DNA-stable isotope probing experiments were conducted to assess if airborne bacteria grew on methane.