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Naturally Produced Aerosols of Pseudomonas glycinea. J. R. Venette, Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108; B. W. Kennedy, Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108. Phytopathology 65:737-738. DOI: 10.1094/Phyto-65-737.

Aerosols of Pseudomonas glycinea were detected in an infected soybean plot during rainstorms and sprinkler irrigation. Predominant particle size was 2.1-3.3µm and aerosols contained an average of 151 bacteria/m³ during rain, and 94 bacteria/m³ during sprinkler irrigation.