Environmental factors and particle size shape the community structure of airborne total and pathogenic bacteria in a university campus.

ABSTRACT: Given the dense population on university campuses, indoor and outdoor airborne bacterial contamination may lead to the rapid spread of diseases in a university environment. However, there are few studies of the characteristics of airborne and pathogenic bacterial communities in different sites on a university campus. In this study, we collected particulate matter samples from indoor and outdoor locations at a university in Bengbu City, Anhui Province, China, and analyzed the community characteristics of airborne and pathogenic bacteria using a high-throughput sequencing technique. The results showed that the composition of the dominant airborne and pathogenic bacterial communities was consistent among sites at the phylum and genus levels, with differences in their relative abundance. There

SUBMITTER: Zhang T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11033423 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature