Vertical Stratification in Urban Green Space Aerobiomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Exposure to a diverse environmental microbiome is thought to play an important role in "educating" the immune system and facilitating competitive exclusion of pathogens to maintain human health. Vegetation and soil are key sources of airborne microbiota--the aerobiome. A limited number of studies have attempted to characterize the dynamics of near surface green space aerobiomes, and no studies to date have investigated these dynamics from a vertical perspective. Vertical stratification in the aerobiome could have important implications for public health and for the design, engineering, and management of urban green spaces.

Objectives

The primary objectives of this study were to: a) assess whether significant vertical stratification in bacterial species rich

SUBMITTER: Robinson JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7687659 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature