Sea spray aerosols at Three California Beaches

While the diversity and identity of microorganisms in water and sand at the beach have been well documented, few studies have investigated microorganisms in sea spray aerosols (SSA) at the beach. We characterized the microbial communities in SSA, water, and sand of three beaches in central California (Cowell Beach, Baker Beach, and Lovers Point) by sequencing the V4 region of the 16S rRNA gene.

尽管海滩海水与沙质环境中的微生物多样性及物种特征已得到充分的文献报道，但针对海滩海域海喷雾气溶胶（sea spray aerosols, SSA）内微生物的相关研究仍较为匮乏。本研究通过对16S rRNA基因的V4可变区进行测序，对加利福尼亚州中部三处海滩——考威尔海滩、贝克海滩及情人角海滩——的海喷雾气溶胶、海水及沙质环境中的微生物群落进行了表征分析。