Ten questions concerning the microbiomes of buildings

Building and Environment

Volumn 109, Issue , 2016, Pages 224-234

  Adams, Rachel I ^a   Bhangar, Seema ^b   Dannemiller, Karen C ^c   Eisen, Jonathan A ^d   Fierer, Noah ^e   Gilbert, Jack A ^f   Green, Jessica L ^g   Marr, Linsey C ^h   Miller, Shelly L ⁱ   Siegel, Jeffrey A ^j   Stephens, Brent ^k   Waring, Michael S ^l   Bibby, Kyle ^m  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Now at Aclima   (United States)

^c Ohio State University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^f University of Chicago   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^h State University   (United States)

ⁱ UCB 450   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^k Illinois Institute of Technology   (United States)

^l Drexel University   (United States)

^m University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

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Author keywords

Bacteria; Building science; Fungi; Indoor environment; Microbiome

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BUILDINGS; DNA SEQUENCES; FUNGI; GENE ENCODING; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS;

BUILDING SCIENCE; BUILT ENVIRONMENT; DNA SEQUENCING; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE; INDIRECT EFFECTS; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIOME; TRADITIONAL CULTURES;

ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY;

AIR QUALITY; BACTERIUM; BUILDING; FUNGUS; INDOOR AIR; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 84991223034     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2016.09.001     Document Type: Article

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