Perspectives on Sampling and New Generation Sequencing Methods for Low-Biomass Bioaerosols in Atmospheric Environments.

ABSTRACT: Bioaerosols play essential roles in the atmospheric environment and can affect human health. With a few exceptions (e.g., farm or rainforest environments), bioaerosol samples from wide-ranging environments typically have a low biomass, including bioaerosols from indoor environments (e.g., residential homes, offices, or hospitals), outdoor environments (e.g., urban or rural air). Some specialized environments (e.g., clean rooms, the Earth's upper atmosphere, or the international space station) have an ultra-low-biomass. This review discusses the primary sources of bioaerosols and influencing factors, the recent advances in air sampling techniques and the new generation sequencing (NGS) methods used for the characterization of low-biomass bioaerosol communities, and challenges in terms of th

SUBMITTER: Hou J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10176311 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature