Urbanization reduces transfer of diverse environmental microbiota indoors
Expanding urbanization is a major factor behind rapidly declining biodiversity. It has been
proposed that in urbanized societies, the rarity of contact with diverse environmental …
proposed that in urbanized societies, the rarity of contact with diverse environmental …
Residential green space can shape the indoor microbial environment
Y Dockx, M Täubel, EM Bijnens, K Witters… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The influence of outdoor green space on microbial communities indoors has
scarcely been investigated. Here, we study the associations between nearby residential …
scarcely been investigated. Here, we study the associations between nearby residential …
[HTML][HTML] Temporal variation in indoor transfer of dirt-associated environmental bacteria in agricultural and urban areas
An agricultural environment and exposure to diverse environmental microbiota has been
suggested to confer protection against immune-mediated disorders. As an agricultural …
suggested to confer protection against immune-mediated disorders. As an agricultural …
Home life: factors structuring the bacterial diversity found within and between homes
Most of our time is spent indoors where we are exposed to a wide array of different
microorganisms living on surfaces and in the air of our homes. Despite their ubiquity and …
microorganisms living on surfaces and in the air of our homes. Despite their ubiquity and …
Microbiota of the indoor environment: a meta-analysis
Background As modern humans, we spend the majority of our time in indoor environments.
Consequently, environmental exposure to microorganisms has important implications for …
Consequently, environmental exposure to microorganisms has important implications for …
The roles of the outdoors and occupants in contributing to a potential pan-microbiome of the built environment: a review
Recent high-throughput sequencing technology has led to an expansion of knowledge
regarding the microbial communities (microbiome) across various built environments (BEs) …
regarding the microbial communities (microbiome) across various built environments (BEs) …
Architectural design influences the diversity and structure of the built environment microbiome
SW Kembel, E Jones, J Kline, D Northcutt… - The ISME …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Buildings are complex ecosystems that house trillions of microorganisms interacting with
each other, with humans and with their environment. Understanding the ecological and …
each other, with humans and with their environment. Understanding the ecological and …
Walls talk: microbial biogeography of homes spanning urbanization
Westernization has propelled changes in urbanization and architecture, altering our
exposure to the outdoor environment from that experienced during most of human evolution …
exposure to the outdoor environment from that experienced during most of human evolution …
Geography and location are the primary drivers of office microbiome composition
J Chase, J Fouquier, M Zare, DL Sonderegger… - …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT In the United States, humans spend the majority of their time indoors, where
they are exposed to the microbiome of the built environment (BE) they inhabit. Despite the …
they are exposed to the microbiome of the built environment (BE) they inhabit. Despite the …
Urban microbiomes and urban ecology: how do microbes in the built environment affect human sustainability in cities?
GM King - Journal of microbiology, 2014 - Springer
Humans increasingly occupy cities. Globally, about 50% of the total human population lives
in urban environments, and in spite of some trends for deurbanization, the transition from …
in urban environments, and in spite of some trends for deurbanization, the transition from …