Metagenomic insights into the bioaerosols in the indoor and outdoor environments of childcare facilities.

ABSTRACT: Airborne microorganisms have significant effects on human health, and children are more vulnerable to pathogens and allergens than adults. However, little is known about the microbial communities in the air of childcare facilities. Here, we analyzed the bacterial and fungal communities in 50 air samples collected from five daycare centers and five elementary schools located in Seoul, Korea using culture-independent high-throughput pyrosequencing. The microbial communities contained a wide variety of taxa not previously identified in child daycare centers and schools. Moreover, the dominant species differed from those reported in previous studies using culture-dependent methods. The well-known fungi detected in previous culture-based studies (Alternaria, Aspergillus, Penicillium, and Clados

SUBMITTER: Shin SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4447338 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature