ArticleScientific reports2023
Human microbiome transfer in the built environment differs based on occupants, objects, and buildings.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The Indoor Microbiome: Sampling, Analysis and Emerging Trends.Environmental microbiology reports · 2026Pooled it
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- Society and the Microbiome: A Biopsychosocial Window Into Comprehensive Well-Being: A Review.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Human Contact Frequency as a Dominant Ecological Driver of Fungal Community Assembly and Homogenization in Public Built Environments.Journal of microbiology and biotechnology · 2026Article
- Impact of shared spaces and daily routines on shared microbiome.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The effect of sample type and location on industrial workplace sink and hand dryer microbiomes.BMC microbiology · 2025Article
- Microbial landscape of Indian homes: the microbial diversity, pathogens and antimicrobial resistome in urban residential spaces.Environmental microbiome · 2025Article
- Functional areas shape indoor microbial structure and potential risks in university dormitories.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
- Medico-Legal Applications of the Human Microbiome and Critical Issues Due to Environmental Transfer: A Review.Microorganisms · 2024Review
- Molecular Signature Associated With Acute Rejection in Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation.Transplantation direct · 2024Article
- Biocontrol in built environments to reduce pathogen exposure and infection risk.The ISME journal · 2024Review
- An overview of the bacterial microbiome of public transportation systems-risks, detection, and countermeasures.Frontiers in public health · 2024Review
- Who inhabits the built environment? A microbiological point of view on the principal bacteria colonizing our urban areas.Frontiers in microbiology · 2024Review
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Abstract
Compared to microbiomes on other skin sites, the bacterial microbiome of the human hand has been found to have greater variability across time. To increase understanding regarding the longitudinal transfer of the hand microbiome to objects in the built environment, and vice versa, 22 participants provided skin microbiome samples from their dominant hands, as well as from frequently and infrequently touched objects in their office environments. Additional longitudinal samples from home environments were obtained from a subset of 11 participants. We observed stability of the microbiomes of both the hand and built environments within the office and home settings; however, differences in the microbial communities were detected across the two built environments. Occupants' frequency of touching an object correlated to that object having a higher relative abundance of human microbes, yet the percent of shared microbes was variable by participants. Finally, objects that were horizontal surfaces in the built environment had higher microbial diversity as compared to objects and the occupants' hands. This study adds to the existing knowledge of microbiomes of the built environment, enables more detailed studies of indoor microbial transfer, and contributes to future models and building interventions to reduce negative outcomes and improve health and well-being.
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