Indoor-air microbiome in an urban subway network: Diversity and dynamics

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 80, Issue 21, 2014, Pages 6760-6770

  Leung, Marcus H Y ^a   Wilkins, David ^a   Li, Ellen K T ^a   Kong, Fred K F ^a   Lee, Patrick K H ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; BACTERIA; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; GLOBAL WARMING; RAILROADS; RNA;

ALPHA AND BETA DIVERSITIES; BACTERIAL DIVERSITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL COMPOSITION; MICROBIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY; URBAN SUBWAY NETWORKS;

SUBWAYS;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; INDOOR AIR; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY; URBAN AREA; URBAN PLANNING;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S;

BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HONG KONG; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; RAILWAY;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; BACTERIA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GENETIC VARIATION; HONG KONG; MICROBIOTA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RAILROADS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84914142515     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02244-14     Document Type: Article

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