The advent and application of high-throughput molecular techniques for analyzing microbial
communities in the indoor environment have led to illuminating findings and are beginning …

Recent studies have greatly increased our knowledge of microbial ecology of the indoor
environments in which we live and work. However, the number of studies collecting robust …

Buildings represent habitats for microorganisms that can have direct or indirect effects on the
quality of our living spaces, health, and well-being. Over the last ten years, new research …

People's desire to understand the environments in which they live is a natural one. People
spend most of their time in spaces and structures designed, built, and managed by humans …

The air we breathe inside buildings dominates overall inhalation exposure to most air
pollutants, whether of indoor or outdoor origin. The same is true for our exposure to …

Background As modern humans, we spend the majority of our time in indoor environments.
Consequently, environmental exposure to microorganisms has important implications for …

The built environment comprises all structures built by humans, including our homes,
workplaces, schools and vehicles. As in any ecosystem on Earth, microorganisms have …

Buildings are complex ecosystems that house trillions of microorganisms interacting with
each other, with humans and with their environment. Understanding the ecological and …

Recent high-throughput sequencing technology has led to an expansion of knowledge
regarding the microbial communities (microbiome) across various built environments (BEs) …

Built environments, occupants, and microbiomes constitute a system of ecosystems with
extensive interactions that impact one another. Understanding the interactions between …