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Athletic equipment microbiota are shaped by interactions with human skin

Overview of attention for article published in Microbiome, June 2015
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Title
Athletic equipment microbiota are shaped by interactions with human skin
Published in
Microbiome, June 2015
DOI 10.1186/s40168-015-0088-3
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Mariah Wood, Sean M. Gibbons, Simon Lax, Tifani W. Eshoo-Anton, Sarah M. Owens, Suzanne Kennedy, Jack A. Gilbert, Jarrad T. Hampton-Marcell

Abstract

Americans spend the vast majority of their lives in built environments. Even traditionally outdoor pursuits, such as exercising, are often now performed indoors. Bacteria that colonize these indoor ecosystems are primarily derived from the human microbiome. The modes of human interaction with indoor surfaces and the physical conditions associated with each surface type determine the steady-state ecology of the microbial community. Bacterial assemblages associated with different surfaces in three athletic facilities, including floors, mats, benches, free weights, and elliptical handles, were sampled every other hour (8 am to 6 pm) for 2 days. Surface and equipment type had a stronger influence on bacterial community composition than the facility in which they were housed. Surfaces that were primarily in contact with human skin exhibited highly dynamic bacterial community composition and non-random co-occurrence patterns, suggesting that different host microbiomes-shaped by selective forces-were being deposited on these surfaces through time. However, bacterial assemblages found on the floors and mats changed less over time, and species co-occurrence patterns appeared random, suggesting more neutral community assembly. These longitudinal patterns highlight the dramatic turnover of microbial communities on surfaces in regular contact with human skin. By uncovering these longitudinal patterns, this study promotes a better understanding of microbe-human interactions within the built environment.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 3 3%
Vietnam 1 <1%
Unknown 99 96%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 19 18%
Student > Bachelor 17 17%
Researcher 15 15%
Student > Master 9 9%
Student > Doctoral Student 8 8%
Other 10 10%
Unknown 25 24%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 33 32%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 15 15%
Environmental Science 7 7%
Engineering 6 6%
Immunology and Microbiology 5 5%
Other 10 10%
Unknown 27 26%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 49. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 06 July 2020.
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#825,743
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#3
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