Culture-independent analysis of bacterial diversity in a child-care facility
Open Access
- 5 April 2007
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Microbiology
- Vol. 7 (1) , 27
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-7-27
Abstract
Child-care facilities appear to provide daily opportunities for exposure and transmission of bacteria and viruses. However, almost nothing is known about the diversity of microbial contamination in daycare facilities or its public health implications. Recent culture-independent molecular studies of bacterial diversity in indoor environments have revealed an astonishing diversity of microorganisms, including opportunistic pathogens and many uncultured bacteria. In this study, we used culture and culture-independent methods to determine the viability and diversity of bacteria in a child-care center over a six-month period.Keywords
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