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Table 2 Comparison of atmospheric properties of biological particles a

From: Falling bacterial communities from the atmosphere

Type

Contribution of precipitation to total deposition

Aerodynamic diameter, da (μm)

Sedimentation velocity, Vd (cm s− 1)

Reference

Bacteria

95%

8.84

1.72

This study

Fungi

86%

5.93

0.80

[17]

Plants

13%

n.d.

0.40

[43]

  1. aThe annually averaged values for all taxa combined are shown
  2. Abbreviation: n.d. not determined due to skewed particle size distributions
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Environmental Microbiome

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