Office_Indoor_aerosols Metagenome. indoor metagenome

Research on bioaerosol microbes throws light on the composition, sources and spatiotemporal dynamics that is critical for tracking pathogen dispersal in public settings. This study in which DNA-free liquid impingers collected composite air samples within flooded and non-flooded areas of an office space building which suffered extensive water damage following a catastrophic water pipe failure on its upper floors. Aerosol sampling was initiated within 48 hours of the breach, and continued for at least 60 days. 454 pyrosequencing of bacterial 16S rRNA genes was performed from DNA extracts of aerosol samples.