2024
No
Associations between species-level indoor microbiome, environmental characteristics, and asthma in junior high schools of Terengganu, Malaysia
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11869-021-01080-0
Fu, Xi
Asia
Observational
Exposure
Students
Middle/Jr High (6-8)
Bacteria
Fungi
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2)
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
Dust
Humidity
Respiratory symptoms
Indoor microbiome
PacBio amplicon sequencing
Asthma symptoms
Malaysia
Environmental characteristics
Species-level indoor microbiome from 30 classrooms in Malaysian junior high schools was sequenced using PacBio and qPCR; certain bacteria were associated with asthma prevalence, suggesting a region-specific microbial exposure pattern affecting student respiratory health.
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