Microbial life in the atmosphere

该项目旨在解决大气中微生物生命的性质和基础，这是地球上最大但最未开发的潜在生态系统。大气在运输微生物方面起着重要作用，但我们对大气微生物群落及其在全球大气过程中的作用的了解很少。利用尖端的分子和生物地球化学方法，该项目旨在识别大气中真正的微生物居民，了解它们在这种环境下的生存机制，并探索它们在播种新形成环境中的作用。预期的成果包括关于大气微生物生态系统及其对全球大气过程影响的基本知识。

This project aims to resolve the nature and basis of microbial life in the atmosphere, the largest but most unexplored potential ecosystem on Earth. The atmosphere plays a role in transporting microbes, but our understanding of resident atmospheric microbial communities and their role in global atmospheric processes is minimal. Using cutting-edge molecular and biogeochemical approaches, this project aims to identify true microbial residents of the atmosphere, understand their mechanisms for survival in this environment and explore their role in seeding newly formed environments. The anticipated outcomes include fundamental knowledge on atmospheric microbial ecosystems, and their influence on global atmospheric processes.