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New papers on Microbiology of the Built Environment, January 7, 2017

By Elisabeth Bik   Posted in Scholarly Literature (Journals, Books, Reports)
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Microbes around the house Editorial: An emerging paradox: Toward a better understanding of the potential benefits and adversity of microbe exposures in the indoor environment – J. Mensah-Attipoe – Indoor Air (OA) In order to further explore indoor microbial exposures and their associated health effects, and to help establish research agenda priorities, a two-day workshop to …

Indoor Microbiome Meta-analysis

By Alex Alexiev   Posted in .Featured Information and Resources Scholarly Literature (Journals, Books, Reports)
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A new paper from Adams et al does a meta-analysis of indoor microbiome data to further characterize the microbial interactions within the indoor built environment. They used sequence data from four studies that covered South Korean homes, Colorado restroom surfaces, Colorado kitchen surfaces, and North Carolina homes, and found that communities were most similar between the type …