Microbiological Characteristics of Some Stations of Moscow Subway.

ABSTRACT: The subway is one of the most actively used means of transport in the traffic infrastructure of large metropolitan areas. More than seven million passengers use the Moscow subway every day, which promotes the exchange of microorganisms between people and the surrounding subway environment. In this research, a study of the bacterial communities of two Moscow subway stations was conducted and the common subway microbiome was determined. However, there were differences in microbiological and antibiotic-resistance profiles, depending on the station. The station's operational period since opening correlated with the taxonomic diversity and resistance of the identified bacteria. Moreover, differences between aerosol and surface bacterial communities were found at the two subway stations, indicat

SUBMITTER: Pochtovyi AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8869165 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature