Bacterial communities on classroom surfaces vary with human contact

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Authors

James Meadow · University of Oregon

Adam Altrichter · University of Oregon

Steven W. Kembel · Université du Québec à Montréal

Maxwell Moriyama · University of Oregon

Timothy K. O’Connor · University of Oregon

A. M. Womack · University of Oregon

G. Z. Brown ·

Abstract

Our results indicate that human-associated microbial communities can be transferred to indoor surfaces following contact, and that such transmission is possible even when contact is indirect, but that proximity to other surfaces in the classroom does not influence community composition.

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Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure Gut microbiota and health Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology

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Published in: Microbiome

Volume 2, Issue 1, pp. 7-7

DOI: 10.1186/2049-2618-2-7

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 14.87

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Bacterial communities on classroom surfaces vary with human contact

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