Bacterial Diversity in House Dust: Characterization of a Core Indoor Microbiome

Our indoor microbiome consists of a wide range of microbial taxa. Whilst many of these microbes are benign, some are beneficial, some harmful, yet our knowledge of the spatial heterogeneity of bacterial assemblages in our residential environment remains limited. To investigate the existence of a com...

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Autores principales: Jonathan R. Thompson, Ariadne Argyraki, Matthew Bashton, Lindsay Bramwell, Matthew Crown, Andrew S. Hursthouse, Khadija Jabeen, Paula Marinho Reis, Anil Namdeo, Andrew Nelson, David A. Pearce, Sanja Potgieter-Vermaak, Pat E. Rasmussen, Joanna Wragg, Jane A. Entwistle
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:2d018521645647c3bb17de65a10df8b52021-11-30T12:51:21ZBacterial Diversity in House Dust: Characterization of a Core Indoor Microbiome2296-665X10.3389/fenvs.2021.754657https://doaj.org/article/2d018521645647c3bb17de65a10df8b52021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2021.754657/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2296-665XOur indoor microbiome consists of a wide range of microbial taxa. Whilst many of these microbes are benign, some are beneficial, some harmful, yet our knowledge of the spatial heterogeneity of bacterial assemblages in our residential environment remains limited. To investigate the existence of a common core house dust bacterial microbiome we selected household vacuum dusts, collected through a citizen science approach, from homes across two bioclimatic regions (UK, Oceanic/Maritime and Greece, Mediterranean). Following the extraction of DNA from each dust sample, we targeted the bacterial 16S rRNA gene using Illumina NextSeq sequencing. PERMANOVA analysis of the microbial communities at family level grouped samples within their distinct bioclimatic region and SIMPER analysis at genus level identified the statistically significant taxa responsible for driving diversity between these groups. A “common to all” core house dust microbiome consisted of Acinetobacter, Massalia, Rubellimicrobium, Sphingomonas and Staphylococcus; genera typically associated with human occupancy and common environmental sources. Additionally, a “unique location specific” microbiome was identified, reflective of the bioclimatic region. The Greek dusts indicated a lower average diversity than the UK house dusts, with a high abundance of Rhizobiaceae in the Greek samples. Our study highlights citizen science as a powerful approach to access the indoor residential environment, at scale, and establishes the existence of a “core” house dust microbiome independent of bioclimatic region.Jonathan R. ThompsonAriadne ArgyrakiMatthew BashtonLindsay BramwellMatthew CrownAndrew S. HursthouseKhadija JabeenPaula Marinho ReisAnil NamdeoAndrew NelsonDavid A. PearceSanja Potgieter-VermaakPat E. RasmussenJoanna WraggJane A. EntwistleFrontiers Media S.A.articlevacuum dustbacterial assemblagecitizen science16SmicrobiomeEnvironmental sciencesGE1-350ENFrontiers in Environmental Science, Vol 9 (2021)
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topic vacuum dust
bacterial assemblage
citizen science
16S
microbiome
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
spellingShingle vacuum dust
bacterial assemblage
citizen science
16S
microbiome
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
Jonathan R. Thompson
Ariadne Argyraki
Matthew Bashton
Lindsay Bramwell
Matthew Crown
Andrew S. Hursthouse
Khadija Jabeen
Paula Marinho Reis
Anil Namdeo
Andrew Nelson
David A. Pearce
Sanja Potgieter-Vermaak
Pat E. Rasmussen
Joanna Wragg
Jane A. Entwistle
Bacterial Diversity in House Dust: Characterization of a Core Indoor Microbiome
description Our indoor microbiome consists of a wide range of microbial taxa. Whilst many of these microbes are benign, some are beneficial, some harmful, yet our knowledge of the spatial heterogeneity of bacterial assemblages in our residential environment remains limited. To investigate the existence of a common core house dust bacterial microbiome we selected household vacuum dusts, collected through a citizen science approach, from homes across two bioclimatic regions (UK, Oceanic/Maritime and Greece, Mediterranean). Following the extraction of DNA from each dust sample, we targeted the bacterial 16S rRNA gene using Illumina NextSeq sequencing. PERMANOVA analysis of the microbial communities at family level grouped samples within their distinct bioclimatic region and SIMPER analysis at genus level identified the statistically significant taxa responsible for driving diversity between these groups. A “common to all” core house dust microbiome consisted of Acinetobacter, Massalia, Rubellimicrobium, Sphingomonas and Staphylococcus; genera typically associated with human occupancy and common environmental sources. Additionally, a “unique location specific” microbiome was identified, reflective of the bioclimatic region. The Greek dusts indicated a lower average diversity than the UK house dusts, with a high abundance of Rhizobiaceae in the Greek samples. Our study highlights citizen science as a powerful approach to access the indoor residential environment, at scale, and establishes the existence of a “core” house dust microbiome independent of bioclimatic region.
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author Jonathan R. Thompson
Ariadne Argyraki
Matthew Bashton
Lindsay Bramwell
Matthew Crown
Andrew S. Hursthouse
Khadija Jabeen
Paula Marinho Reis
Anil Namdeo
Andrew Nelson
David A. Pearce
Sanja Potgieter-Vermaak
Pat E. Rasmussen
Joanna Wragg
Jane A. Entwistle
author_facet Jonathan R. Thompson
Ariadne Argyraki
Matthew Bashton
Lindsay Bramwell
Matthew Crown
Andrew S. Hursthouse
Khadija Jabeen
Paula Marinho Reis
Anil Namdeo
Andrew Nelson
David A. Pearce
Sanja Potgieter-Vermaak
Pat E. Rasmussen
Joanna Wragg
Jane A. Entwistle
author_sort Jonathan R. Thompson
title Bacterial Diversity in House Dust: Characterization of a Core Indoor Microbiome
title_short Bacterial Diversity in House Dust: Characterization of a Core Indoor Microbiome
title_full Bacterial Diversity in House Dust: Characterization of a Core Indoor Microbiome
title_fullStr Bacterial Diversity in House Dust: Characterization of a Core Indoor Microbiome
title_full_unstemmed Bacterial Diversity in House Dust: Characterization of a Core Indoor Microbiome
title_sort bacterial diversity in house dust: characterization of a core indoor microbiome
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/2d018521645647c3bb17de65a10df8b5
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