Bacterial community assemblages in classroom floor dust of 50 public schools in a large city: characterization using 16S rRNA sequences and associations with environmental factors

Abstract Characterizing indoor microbial communities using molecular methods provides insight into bacterial assemblages present in environments that can influence occupants’ health. We conducted an environmental assessment as part of an epidemiologic study of 50 elementary schools in a large city i...

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Main Authors: Ju-Hyeong Park, Angela R. Lemons, Jerry Roseman, Brett J. Green, Jean M. Cox-Ganser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Microbiome
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-020-00954-2