Microbial biogeography of public restroom surfaces

Microbial Biogeography Of Public Restroom Surfaces. Lauber Jesse Stombaugh Rob Knight Noah Fierer Abstract. Actinobacteria Bacteriodetes Firmicutes and Proteobacteria. More generally this work is relevant to the public health field as we show that human-associated microbes are commonly found on restroom surfaces suggesting that bacterial. Original Figure caption quoted here.

Actinobacteria Bacteriodetes Firmicutes and Proteobacteria. Most sequences belonged to four phyla. Bates Dan Knights Christian L. We explored the biogeographical patterns exhibited by bacteria across ten surfaces within each of twelve public restrooms. This is further supported by the finding that microorganisms deposited on computer keyboards resemble those from. Original Figure caption quoted here.

We explored the biogeographical patterns exhibited by bacteria across ten surfaces within each of twelve public restrooms.

We spend the majority of our lives indoors where we are constantly exposed to bacteria residing on surfaces. Microbial Biogeography of Public Restroom Surfaces PLOS ONE Nov 2011 Gilberto E. Using high-throughput barcoded pyrosequencing of the 16 S rRNA gene we identified 19 bacterial phyla across all surfaces. More generally this work is relevant to the public health field as we show that human-associated microbes are commonly found on restroom surfaces suggesting that bacterial pathogens could readily be transmitted between individuals by the touching of surfaces. This suggests that microorganisms on skin are deposited during short periods of contact. Most sequences belonged to four phyla.