| Title |
Architectural Design Drives the Biogeography of Indoor Bacterial Communities
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, January 2014
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0087093 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Steven W. Kembel, James F. Meadow, Timothy K. O’Connor, Gwynne Mhuireach, Dale Northcutt, Jeff Kline, Maxwell Moriyama, G. Z. Brown, Brendan J. M. Bohannan, Jessica L. Green |
| Abstract |
Architectural design has the potential to influence the microbiology of the built environment, with implications for human health and well-being, but the impact of design on the microbial biogeography of buildings remains poorly understood. In this study we combined microbiological data with information on the function, form, and organization of spaces from a classroom and office building to understand how design choices influence the biogeography of the built environment microbiome. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 26% |
| United Kingdom | 9 | 11% |
| Mexico | 6 | 8% |
| France | 2 | 3% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 3% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 1% |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1% |
| Japan | 1 | 1% |
| Poland | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 7 | 9% |
| Unknown | 29 | 36% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 48 | 60% |
| Scientists | 28 | 35% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 3 | 4% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 1% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 4% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Argentina | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Belgium | 1 | <1% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 291 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 71 | 23% |
| Researcher | 66 | 21% |
| Student > Bachelor | 37 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 25 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 21 | 7% |
| Other | 45 | 15% |
| Unknown | 43 | 14% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 88 | 29% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 31 | 10% |
| Engineering | 27 | 9% |
| Environmental Science | 25 | 8% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 14 | 5% |
| Other | 65 | 21% |
| Unknown | 58 | 19% |