{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["9(5)"],"submitter":["Gebert MJ"],"funding":["U.S. Department of Defense"],"pubmed_abstract":["Bacteria within the genus <i>Mycobacterium</i> can be abundant in showerheads, and the inhalation of aerosolized mycobacteria while showering has been implicated as a mode of transmission in nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung infections. Despite their importance, the diversity, distributions, and environmental predictors of showerhead-associated mycobacteria remain largely unresolved. To address these knowledge gaps, we worked with citizen scientists to collect showerhead biofilm samples and associated water chemistry data from 656 households located across the United States and Europe. Our cultivation-independent analyses revealed that the genus <i>Mycobacterium</i> was consistently the most abundant genus of bacteria detected in residential showerheads, and yet mycobacterial diversi"],"journal":["mBio"],"pagination":["e01614-18"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6212831"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Ecological Analyses of Mycobacteria in Showerhead Biofilms and Their Relevance to Human Health."],"pmcid":["PMC6212831"],"pubmed_authors":["Dunn RR","Gebert MJ","Nichols LM","Adjemian J","Fierer N","Oliverio AM","Webster TM","Delgado-Baquerizo M","Honda JR","Chan ED"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Ecological Analyses of Mycobacteria in Showerhead Biofilms and Their Relevance to Human Health.","description":"Bacteria within the genus <i>Mycobacterium</i> can be abundant in showerheads, and the inhalation of aerosolized mycobacteria while showering has been implicated as a mode of transmission in nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung infections. Despite their importance, the diversity, distributions, and environmental predictors of showerhead-associated mycobacteria remain largely unresolved. To address these knowledge gaps, we worked with citizen scientists to collect showerhead biofilm samples and associated water chemistry data from 656 households located across the United States and Europe. Our cultivation-independent analyses revealed that the genus <i>Mycobacterium</i> was consistently the most abundant genus of bacteria detected in residential showerheads, and yet mycobacterial diversi","dates":{"release":"2018-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2018 Oct","modification":"2026-07-16T17:34:12.382Z","creation":"2026-07-12T03:08:36.879Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC6212831","cross_references":{"pubmed":["30377276"],"doi":["10.1128/mBio.01614-18"]}}