Early-life microbial exposure has been recognized to have a crucial role in immune development. Exposure in the actual infant breathing zone (BZ), influenced by the resuspension of floor dust, however, is little explored. Two recently published papers tackle this issue by assessing infant exposure to biological particulate matter (fluorescent biological aerosol particles, FBAPs) and microbial …
OK so this is based on a press release so it should be taken with a grain of salt and such. But it is interesting, and gross too, and about microbiology of the built environment. Skin squames contribute to ammonia and volatile fatty acid production from bacteria colonizing in air-cooling units with odor complaints Source: …
This paper may be of use to people working on plant microbiomes. Peredo EL and Simmons SL (2018) Leaf-FISH: Microscale Imaging of Bacterial Taxa on Phyllosphere. Front. Microbiol. 8:2669. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.02669 Abstract Molecular methods for microbial community characterization have uncovered environmental and plant-associated factors shaping phyllosphere communities. Variables undetectable using bulk methods can play an …
This is worth a look: Filter forensics: microbiota recovery from residential HVAC filters | Microbiome | Full Text From the paper Background Establishing reliable methods for assessing the microbiome within the built environment is critical for understanding the impact of biological exposures on human health. High-throughput DNA sequencing of dust samples provides valuable insights into …
So last quarter we wrapped up the third in our series of “Swabs to Genomes” based courses at UC Davis. As with every iteration there was the plan and there was the reality. More on that below. The first version of class this was Swabs to Genomes in abalone which while scientifically awesome, was both …
The first year seminar I have decided to take part in this quarter has introduced me to procedures that are unlike any other labs I have been apart of. I am now a sophomore and had taken General Chemistry along with its corresponding labs throughout last year. Although we aimed for accuracy with measuring our …
When I received an email about research classes offered this fall quarter, I was afraid to register for this class because I did not have any lab experience. However, I figured that it might be beneficial for people who wanted the hands-on experience like me, especially the ones who wanted to learn more about research. his …
I took this class because this was my 1st quarter in Davis and I wanted to get some research experience. Getting involve in research at Davis is pretty competitive and me being a transfer student doesn’t help either, as I have only couple of years left to get a research opportunity compare to students …
Going Through the Untold Part of a Research Lab After receiving an email email about an opportunity to work with Eisen Lab to study the microbiome of nectar, I joined the class because I wanted to better understand what a research experience is like . I did have previous lab experiences from my lower …
I am in my first quarter of my freshman year of undergrad at UC Davis and am a student in the course-based undergraduate research First-Year Seminar with the Eisen lab, studying the microbiomes of nectar. Previous to this class, the only lab experience I had were the typical high school labs for my chemistry and …