ArticleMicrobiome2021
Spatiotemporal variation of the indoor mycobiome in daycare centers.
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- The Indoor Microbiome: Sampling, Analysis and Emerging Trends.Environmental microbiology reports · 2026Pooled it
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- Contribution of DNA Metabarcoding to the Environmental Fungal Assessments in Hospitals.Microbial ecology · 2025Article
- Impact of shared spaces and daily routines on shared microbiome.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- How the Built Environment Shapes Children's Microbiome: A Systematic Review.Microorganisms · 2025Review
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- 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
- Association between indoor ventilation frequency and low muscle mass among older adults in China: a national cross-sectional research.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Yeasts Prefer Daycares and Molds Prefer Private Homes.Microbial ecology · 2025Article
- Environmental microbiome in the home and daycare settings during the COVID-19 pandemic, and potential risk of non-communicable disease in children.Environmental microbiology reports · 2024Article
- Biocontrol in built environments to reduce pathogen exposure and infection risk.The ISME journal · 2024Review
- Mycobiota and the Contribution of Yeasts in Floor Dust of 50 Elementary Schools Characterized with Sequencing Internal Transcribed Spacer Region of Ribosomal DNA.Environmental science & technology · 2022Article
- The Indoor Mycobiomes of Daycare Centers Are Affected by Occupancy and Climate.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2022Article
- The bacterial community of childcare centers: potential implications for microbial dispersal and child exposure.Environmental microbiome · 2022Article
- Mycobiota and mycotoxin-producing fungi in southern California: their colonisation andMycology · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundChildren spend considerable time in daycare centers in parts of the world and are exposed to the indoor micro- and mycobiomes of these facilities. The level of exposure to microorganisms varies within and between buildings, depending on occupancy, climate, and season. In order to evaluate indoor air quality, and the effect of usage and seasonality, we investigated the spatiotemporal variation in the indoor mycobiomes of two daycare centers. We collected dust samples from different rooms throughout a year and analyzed their mycobiomes using DNA metabarcoding.
resultsThe fungal community composition in rooms with limited occupancy (auxiliary rooms) was similar to the outdoor samples, and clearly different from the rooms with higher occupancy (main rooms). The main rooms had higher abundance of Ascomycota, while the auxiliary rooms contained comparably more Basidiomycota. We observed a strong seasonal pattern in the mycobiome composition, mainly structured by the outdoor climate. Most markedly, basidiomycetes of the orders Agaricales and Polyporales, mainly reflecting typical outdoor fungi, were more abundant during summer and fall. In contrast, ascomycetes of the orders Saccharomycetales and Capnodiales were dominant during winter and spring.
conclusionsOur findings provide clear evidences that the indoor mycobiomes in daycare centers are structured by occupancy as well as outdoor seasonality. We conclude that the temporal variability should be accounted for in indoor mycobiome studies and in the evaluation of indoor air quality of buildings. Video abstract.
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