Does your hand's microbiome change how bacteria spread? Microbiome BuiltEnvironment HandHygiene IndoorMicrobes MicrobialDiversity HealthAndWellbeing LongitudinalStudy MicrobialCommunities SciReports CUBoulder
By Bhavana KunkalikarApr 24 2023Reviewed by Benedette Cuffari, M.Sc. In a recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers explore the transfer of the human microbiome in the built environment.
Although research into the impact of the built environment's microbiome is still in its early stages, recent findings suggest that this biological system can influence occupant health-related outcomes, particularly those linked with mental and physical health. Approximately one month after the office study sampling was performed, a subgroup of participants self-sampled their home environment for three weeks. Samples were obtained from the individuals' dominant palm, bathroom counter, bedroom nightstand, living room floor, and bedroom floor.
Microbial communities detected from participants' hands exhibited the greatest level of similarity to those identified in computer keyboard and mouse samples, as evaluated by weighted UniFrac distance. However, the hand-desk and hand-mouse median weighted UniFrac distances were significantly different.
The beta diversity of the participants' hands was most similar to their partner's hand and markedly different from that of the living room floor. The ten most frequently identified genera in the home were determined by sample type, with raised surfaces, floor, and skin samples comparable to each other but distinct from other sample types.
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