Episode 453 is about indoor allergens and mold, Dr. Reponen served as the principal investigator in several major laboratory and field experiments on airborne allergens, bacteria and fungi and has directed exposure assessment teams in population-based studies.
Well, I am in DC for #MoBE17 and was secretly hoping to get in a Washington Nationals playoff game on Thursday. Heading to DC for #mobe17 and since the #RedSox are out I got out hat for another favorite team – go #Nationals pic.twitter.com/Gx0cpPdBjF — Jonathan Eisen (@phylogenomics) October 10, 2017 And in some sort …
OK – I am not really sure how much of this is new, but a new paper in AEM is getting some press recently. I first found out about it via a Tweet from Elisabeth Bik Wallpaper May Breed Toxins: Study Wallpaper may contribute to “sick building syndrome,”https://t.co/GdVUNBCYha — Elisabeth Bik (@MicrobiomDigest) June 25, 2017 …
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 …
Microbes indoors Review: Microorganisms in Confined Habitats: Microbial Monitoring and Control of Intensive Care Units, Operating Rooms, Cleanrooms and the International Space Station – Maximilian Mora – Frontiers in Microbiology (OA) Indoor environments, where people spend most of their time, are characterized by a specific microbial community, the indoor microbiome. Most indoor environments are connected to …
Microbes in subways Bioaerosols in the Barcelona subway system – X. Triadó-Margarit – Indoor Air ($6 to rent, $38 to own) (…) We examined the microbiological composition and abundance in space and time of bioaerosols collected in the Barcelona subway system during a cold period. (…) Multitag 454 pyrosequencing of the 16S rRNA gene was used to …
Lots of cool new papers to share. Unfortunately, many are behind paywalls. Humans in hospitals Towards an antimicrobial ‘microglove’ – Ewoud Reilman – Scientific Reports (OA) Healthcare workers frequently experience difficulties in complying strictly to hand disinfection protocols. This study was therefore aimed at the development of a hand rub with antimicrobial activity that forms …
Well this is certainly very interesting and filled with all sorts of topics of relevance to microbiology of the built environment: Source: Did a moldy building kill 4 New Orleans college professors? | NOLA.com. I am by no means a mold expert so I am not sure I can comment much on the …
An automated Google Scholar search for “Indoor Microbiology” alerted me to this report from Mark Mendell: A Research Agenda on Assessing and Remediating Home Dampness and Mold to Reduce Dampness-Related Health Effects by Mark J. Mandell. This definitely seems of interest to the microbiology of the built environment crowd and anyone interested in moisture effects …
Now for something lighter. The website Science Daily reported on a study at Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York, to look at mold in houses reported to be haunted. The news announcement reports, “By comparing these samples to samples from places with no reported hauntings, the researchers hope to identify factors unique to the haunted …