ArticleThe Science of the total environment2018
Variability of indoor fungal microbiome of green and non-green low-income homes in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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- The Indoor Microbiome: Sampling, Analysis and Emerging Trends.Environmental microbiology reports · 2026Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Associations between Energy Use, Fuel Poverty, Energy Efficiency Improvements and Health.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Experiences with household mold and perceptions of microbiome engineering to mitigate mold.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Linking the bed dust microbiome with environmental factors and child respiratory health.Annals of human biology · 2025Article
- Associations Between Indoor Fungal Community Structures and Environmental Factors: Insights from the Evidence-Driven Indoor Air-Quality Improvement Study.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Temporal changes in the size resolved fractions of bacterial aerosols in urban and semi-urban residences.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Methods in Public Health Environmental Justice Research: a Scoping Review from 2018 to 2021.Current environmental health reports · 2023Article
- Indoor Bacterial and Fungal Burden in "Moldy" versus "Non-Moldy" Homes: A Case Study Employing Advanced Sequencing Techniques in a US Metropolitan Area.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Type 2-high asthma is associated with a specific indoor mycobiome and microbiome.The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology · 2021Article
- Environmental shaping of the bacterial and fungal community in infant bed dust and correlations with the airway microbiota.Microbiome · 2020Article
- Ten questions concerning the implications of carpet on indoor chemistry and microbiology.Building and environment · 2019Article
- Schizophyllum commune induces IL-17-mediated neutrophilic airway inflammation in OVA-induced asthma model mice.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- The human lung and Aspergillus: You are what you breathe in?Medical mycology · 2019Review
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Abstract
"Green" housing is designed to use low-impact materials, increase energy efficiency and improve occupant health. However, little is known about the indoor mycobiome of green homes. The current study is a subset of a multicenter study that aims to investigate the indoor environment of green homes and the respiratory health of asthmatic children. In the current study, the mycobiome in air, bed dust and floor dust was compared between green (study site) and non-green (control site), low-income homes in Cincinnati, Ohio. The samples were collected at baseline (within four months following renovation), and 12months after the baseline at the study site. Parallel sample collection was conducted in non-green control homes. Air samples were collected by PM2.5 samplers over 5-days. Bed and floor dust samples were vacuumed after the air sampling was completed. The DNA sample extracts were analyzed using ITS amplicon sequencing. Analysis indicated that there was no clear trend in the fungal communities between green and non-green homes. Instead, fungal community differences were greatest between sample types - air, bed, and floor. Microbial communities also changed substantially between sampling intervals in both green and non-green homes for all sample types, potentially indicating that there was very little stability in the mycobiomes. Research gaps remain regarding how indoor mycobiome fluctuates over time. Longer follow-up periods might elucidate the effect of green renovation on microbial load in buildings.
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