Abstract
The importance of rain in the dispersal of micro-organisms was first demon
strated in the 1880s, in the classic studies of Pierre Miquel (Figure 1) on the
microflora of the Pare Montsouris in Paris. Collected rainwater contained
large numbers of fungal spores and bacteria and numbers of airborne spores
and bacteria decreased while rain was falling (61). By contrast, numbers of
airborne micro-organisms collected by the suction sampler frequently in
creased during intervals between rain showers
strated in the 1880s, in the classic studies of Pierre Miquel (Figure 1) on the
microflora of the Pare Montsouris in Paris. Collected rainwater contained
large numbers of fungal spores and bacteria and numbers of airborne spores
and bacteria decreased while rain was falling (61). By contrast, numbers of
airborne micro-organisms collected by the suction sampler frequently in
creased during intervals between rain showers
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 241-270 |
Number of pages | 30 |
Journal | Annual Review of Phytopathology |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1989 |