The indoors microbiome and human health

JA Gilbert, EM Hartmann - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2024 - nature.com
Indoor environments serve as habitat for humans and are replete with various reservoirs and
niches for microorganisms. Microorganisms enter indoor spaces with their human and non …

A comprehensive review on the integration of antimicrobial technologies onto various surfaces of the built environment

LX Yong, JK Calautit - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
With the recent surge in interest in microbial prevention, this review paper looks at the
different antimicrobial technologies for surfaces in the built environment. Every year, more …

Decay of SARS-CoV-2 RNA along the wastewater treatment outfitted with Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) system evaluated through two sample …

M Kumar, K Kuroda, AK Patel, N Patel… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
For the first time, we present, i) an account of decay in the genetic material loading of SARS-
CoV-2 during Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) treatment of wastewater, and ii) …

How to restart? An agent-based simulation model towards the definition of strategies for COVID-19" second phase" in public buildings

M D'Orazio, G Bernardini, E Quagliarini - arXiv preprint arXiv:2004.12927, 2020 - arxiv.org
Restarting public buildings activities in the" second phase" of COVID-19 emergency should
be supported by operational measures to avoid a second virus spreading. Buildings hosting …

A probabilistic model to evaluate the effectiveness of main solutions to COVID-19 spreading in university buildings according to proximity and time-based consolidated …

M D'Orazio, G Bernardini, E Quagliarini - Building simulation, 2021 - Springer
University buildings are one of the most relevant closed environments in which the COVID-
19 event clearly pointed out stakeholders' needs toward safety issues, especially because of …

Pathogen control in the built environment: a probiotic-based system as a remedy for the spread of antibiotic resistance

M D'Accolti, I Soffritti, F Bini, E Mazziga, S Mazzacane… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
The high and sometimes inappropriate use of disinfectants and antibiotics has led to
alarming levels of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and to high water and hearth pollution …

Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in communities through wastewater surveillance—a potential approach for estimation of disease burden

P Bhattacharya, M Kumar, MT Islam, R Haque… - Current Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
The episodic outbreak of COVID-19 due to SARS-CoV-2 is severely affecting the economy,
and the global count of infected patients is increasing. The actual number of patients had …

Airborne transmission of biological agents within the indoor built environment: a multidisciplinary review

CD Argyropoulos, V Skoulou, G Efthimiou… - Air Quality, Atmosphere …, 2023 - Springer
The nature and airborne dispersion of the underestimated biological agents, monitoring,
analysis and transmission among the human occupants into building environment is a major …

Spaceflight virology: what do we know about viral threats in the spaceflight environment?

B Pavletić, K Runzheimer, K Siems, S Koch… - Astrobiology, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Viruses constitute a significant part of the human microbiome, so wherever humans go,
viruses are brought with them, even on space missions. In this mini review, we focus on the …

Virus adhesion to archetypal fomites: A study with human adenovirus and human respiratory syncytial virus

X Wang, VV Tarabara - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Adhesion of two viruses–one enveloped (human respiratory syncytial virus, HRSV) and one
non-enveloped (human adenovirus 5, HAdV5)–to four fomites (silica, nylon, stainless steel …