The roles of the outdoors and occupants in contributing to a potential pan-microbiome of the built environment: A review

Microbiome

Volumn 4, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Leung, Marcus H Y ^a   Lee, Patrick K H ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Building designs; Geography; Human microbiome; Indoor built environments; Outdoor air; Pan microbiome

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; ECOSYSTEM; ENDEMIC DISEASE; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HIGH THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIOME; MOUTH FLORA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; REVIEW; SKIN FLORA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; WESTERN WORLD; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; BACTERIUM; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENT; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INTESTINE; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; MOUTH; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SKIN;

AIR POLLUTANT;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BACTERIA; BASE SEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHY; HIGH-THROUGHPUT NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCING; HUMANS; INTESTINES; MICROBIOTA; MOUTH; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SKIN;

EID: 84997077891     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20492618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40168-016-0165-2     Document Type: Review

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