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ArticleApplied and environmental microbiology2020

Fungal Signature of Moisture Damage in Buildings: Identification by Targeted and Untargeted Approaches with Mycobiome Data.

Rachel I Adams, Iman Sylvain, Michal P Spilak, John W Taylor, Michael S Waring, Mark J Mendell

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Article in Applied and environmental microbiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Rachel I AdamsPlant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA adamsri@berkeley.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-4499-5743
Iman SylvainPlant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA.
Michal P SpilakCivil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
John W TaylorPlant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5794-7700
Michael S WaringCivil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1864-9268
Mark J MendellCalifornia Department of Public Health, Richmond, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7194-7654
California Department of Public Health · USDrexel University · USUniversity of California, Berkeley · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Identifying microbial indicators of damp and moldy buildings remains a challenge at the intersection of microbiology, building science, and public health. Sixty homes in New York City were assessed for moisture-related damage, and three types of dust samples were collected for microbiological analysis. We applied four approaches for detecting fungal signatures of moisture damage in these buildings. Two novel targeted approaches selected specific taxa, identified by

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HousingHumidityMycobiomeConstruction MaterialsDustFungiNew York CityDustdampnessdustfungigrowth requirementsindoormoldwater damage

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PMID32591374
PMCPMC7440782
OpenAlexW3037639173

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