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ArticleIndoor air2011

Streptomycetes in house dust: associations with housing characteristics and endotoxin.

E Johansson, S Vesper, L Levin, G LeMasters, S Grinshpun, T Reponen

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Article in Indoor air, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Quantitative assessment of microbes from samples of indoor air and dust.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

E JohanssonDepartment of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, OH, USA.
S Vesper
L Levin
G LeMasters
S Grinshpun
T Reponen
University of Cincinnati · USOhio Environmental Protection Agency · US

Funding

Molecular Epidemiology in Children's Environmental Health Training Program (MECEH)T32ES010957 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI · PI Kelly J Brunst · 2001 to 2026
$11.1M
Diesel, Allergens and Gene Interaction and Child AtopyR01ES011170 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI · PI LEMASTERS, GRACE · 2001 to 2009
$10.4M
NIEHS NIH HHS ES10957NIEHS NIH HHS ES11170NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES011170NIEHS NIH HHS T32 ES010957
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In addition to mold, indoor bioaerosols also contain bacterial components that may have implications for human health. Endotoxin is a cell wall component in Gram-negative bacteria present at varying levels indoors that has been found to have respiratory health implications. Streptomyces is a large genus of Gram-positive bacteria, and some species have been shown to produce inflammatory reactions in vitro and in vivo. The aim of this study was to determine predictors of streptomycetes levels in house dust and to compare the variation in streptomycetes levels with that in endotoxin levels. Dust was collected by floor vacuuming from 178 homes in the Cincinnati metropolitan area. Streptomycetes levels were measured by quantitative PCR, and endotoxin was assayed by the Limulus amebocyte lysate method. Associations between home characteristics and bacterial contaminants, expressed as concentration and load, were investigated through multiple regression analyses. The presence of two or more dogs was a strong predictor of both streptomycetes and endotoxin levels. Season of dust collection and levels of outdoor molds were predictors of streptomycetes but not endotoxin levels. In contrast, number of inhabitants was a significant predictor of endotoxin load only. Neither streptomycetes nor endotoxin levels were associated with metrics of moisture damage.

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HousingAir Pollution, IndoorAnimalsAnimals, DomesticCitiesDogsDustEndotoxinsEnvironmental MonitoringHumansHumidityOhioPredictive Value of TestsRisk AssessmentSeasonsStreptomycesDustEndotoxinsWater

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PMID21204988
PMCPMC3097268
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