Microbial landscape of Indian homes: the microbial diversity, pathogens and antimicrobial resistome in urban residential spaces.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Urban dwellings serve as complex and diverse microbial community niches. Interactions and impact of house microbiome on the health of the inhabitants need to be clearly defined. Therefore, it is critical to understand the diversity of the house microbiota, the presence and abundance of potential pathogens, and antimicrobial resistance.

Results

Shotgun metagenomics was used to analyze the samples collected from 9 locations in 10 houses in New Delhi, India. The microbiota includes more than 1409 bacterial, 5 fungal, and 474 viral species en masse. The most prevalent bacterial species were Moraxella osloensis, Paracoccus marcusii, Microbacterium aurum, Qipengyuania sp YIMB01966, and Paracoccus sphaerophysae, which were detected in at least 80 samples. The location wa

SUBMITTER: Awasthi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11863970 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature