Preliminary Aerial Survey of Microbiota in the Vicinity of Davenport, Iowa

Although considerable work has been done on that phase of aerobiology which concerns spore and pollen distribution in the atmosphere, emphasis has usually been on forms important in plant pathology or in allergy studies. Most collections have been made during long distance flights by airlines or army pIanes; and few papers have reported in detail on meteorological data. This paper presents six surveys of microbiota recovered by plane, at specific altitudes, from a vertical column of air; and it incorporates with the results a record of weather conditions during the flight combined with meteorological data obtained through the cooperation of the United States Weather Station located at Moline, Illinois.