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Longitudinal analysis of microbial interaction between humans and the indoor environment

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Lax, Simon, Smith, Daniel P., Hampton-Marcell, Jarrad, Owens, Sarah M., Handley, Kim M., Scott, Nicole M., Gibbons, Sean M., Larsen, Peter, Shogan, Benjamin D., Weiss, Sophie, Metcalf, Jessica L., Ursell, Luke K., Vázquez-Baeza, Yoshiki, Van Treuren, Will, Hasan, Nur A., Gibson, Molly K., Colwell, Rita, Dantas, Gautam, Knight, Rob, Gilbert, Jack A.·2014·Science

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Signature microbes follow you from house to house: Householders share more than habitation; they also share inhabitants. In a diverse sample of U.S. homes, Lax et al. found that people and animals sharing homes shared their microbial communities (microbiota) too, probably because of skin shedding and hand and foot contamination. When families moved, their microbiological “aura” followed. If one person left the home even for a few days, their contribution to the microbiome diminished. These findings have implications not only for household identity and composition, but also for indicators of the members' health and well-being. Science , this issue p. 1048

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Lax, S., Smith, D. P., Hampton-Marcell, J., Owens, S. M., Handley, K. M., Scott, N. M., Gibbons, S. M., Larsen, P., Shogan, B. D., Weiss, S., Metcalf, J. L., Ursell, L. K., Vázquez-Baeza, Y., Van Treuren, W., Hasan, N. A., Gibson, M. K., Colwell, R., Dantas, G., Knight, R., & Gilbert, J. A.
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Science
Published
2014-08-29
Volume
345
Issue
6200
Pages
1048-1052
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  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
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Lax, S., Smith, D. P., Hampton-Marcell, J., Owens, S. M., Handley, K. M., Scott, N. M., Gibbons, S. M., Larsen, P., Shogan, B. D., Weiss, S., Metcalf, J. L., Ursell, L. K., Vázquez-Baeza, Y., Van Treuren, W., Hasan, N. A., Gibson, M. K., Colwell, R., Dantas, G., Knight, R., & Gilbert, J. A. (2014). Longitudinal analysis of microbial interaction between humans and the indoor environment. Science. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1254529

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