Pathogenic yeast strains found in urban air but not along the coast (IMAGE)

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Pathogenic yeast strains found in urban air but not along the coast

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Air samples collected using this device, shown overlooking the South China Sea, lacked the pathogens found in air from an urban area of Hong Kong.

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Yolanda Wang, adapted from Environmental Science & Technology Letters 2025, DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.5c00795

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