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New papers on microbiology of the built environment, December 24, 2015

By Elisabeth Bik   Posted in Scholarly Literature (Journals, Books, Reports)
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Happy Holidays!  As I already noted on my MicrobiomeDigest blog, the stream of scientific papers does not seem to take a holiday break, so I will keep on posting new papers here. Clean sweep Potential association of vacuum cleaning frequency with an altered gut microbiota in pregnant women and their 2-year-old children — Ekaterina Avershina …

New Papers on microbiology of the built environment, November 20, 2015

By Elisabeth Bik   Posted in Scholarly Literature (Journals, Books, Reports)
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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 …