The composition of the bacterial communities collected from the PM10 samples inside the Seoul subway and railway station
Abstract Health implications of indoor air quality (IAQ) have drawn more attention since the COVID epidemic. There are many different kinds of studies done on how IAQ affects people’s well-being. There hasn’t been much research that looks at the microbiological composition of the aerosol in subway t...
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| author | Shambhavi Sharma Muhammad Jahanzaib Ahtesham Bakht Min-Kyung Kim Hyunsoo Lee Duckshin Park |
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| description | Abstract Health implications of indoor air quality (IAQ) have drawn more attention since the COVID epidemic. There are many different kinds of studies done on how IAQ affects people’s well-being. There hasn’t been much research that looks at the microbiological composition of the aerosol in subway transit systems. In this work, for the first time, we examined the aerosol bacterial abundance, diversity, and composition in the microbiome of the Seoul subway and train stations using DNA isolated from the PM10 samples from each station (three subway and two KTX stations). The average PM10 mass concentration collected on the respective platform was 41.862 µg/m3, with the highest average value of 45.95 µg/m3 and the lowest of 39.25 µg/m3. The bacterial microbiomes mainly constituted bacterial species of soil and environmental origin (e.g., Acinetobacter, Brevundimonas, Lysinibacillus, Clostridiodes) with fewer from human sources (Flaviflexus, Staphylococcus). This study highlights the relationship between microbiome diversity and PM10 mass concentration contributed by outdoor air and commuters in South Korea’s subway and train stations. This study gives insights into the microbiome diversity, the source, and the susceptibility of public transports in disease spreading. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c445db63014240e4a4e7cb58b8394c372024-03-24T12:18:53ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222024-03-0114111010.1038/s41598-023-49848-xThe composition of the bacterial communities collected from the PM10 samples inside the Seoul subway and railway stationShambhavi Sharma0Muhammad Jahanzaib1Ahtesham Bakht2Min-Kyung Kim3Hyunsoo Lee4Duckshin Park5Department of Transportation Environmental Research, Korea Railroad Research Institute (KRRI)Department of Transportation Environmental Research, Korea Railroad Research Institute (KRRI)Kumoh National Institute of Technology (KIT)Department of Transportation Environmental Research, Korea Railroad Research Institute (KRRI)Kumoh National Institute of Technology (KIT)Department of Transportation Environmental Research, Korea Railroad Research Institute (KRRI)Abstract Health implications of indoor air quality (IAQ) have drawn more attention since the COVID epidemic. There are many different kinds of studies done on how IAQ affects people’s well-being. There hasn’t been much research that looks at the microbiological composition of the aerosol in subway transit systems. In this work, for the first time, we examined the aerosol bacterial abundance, diversity, and composition in the microbiome of the Seoul subway and train stations using DNA isolated from the PM10 samples from each station (three subway and two KTX stations). The average PM10 mass concentration collected on the respective platform was 41.862 µg/m3, with the highest average value of 45.95 µg/m3 and the lowest of 39.25 µg/m3. The bacterial microbiomes mainly constituted bacterial species of soil and environmental origin (e.g., Acinetobacter, Brevundimonas, Lysinibacillus, Clostridiodes) with fewer from human sources (Flaviflexus, Staphylococcus). This study highlights the relationship between microbiome diversity and PM10 mass concentration contributed by outdoor air and commuters in South Korea’s subway and train stations. This study gives insights into the microbiome diversity, the source, and the susceptibility of public transports in disease spreading.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-49848-x |
| spellingShingle | Shambhavi Sharma Muhammad Jahanzaib Ahtesham Bakht Min-Kyung Kim Hyunsoo Lee Duckshin Park The composition of the bacterial communities collected from the PM10 samples inside the Seoul subway and railway station Scientific Reports |
| title | The composition of the bacterial communities collected from the PM10 samples inside the Seoul subway and railway station |
| title_full | The composition of the bacterial communities collected from the PM10 samples inside the Seoul subway and railway station |
| title_fullStr | The composition of the bacterial communities collected from the PM10 samples inside the Seoul subway and railway station |
| title_full_unstemmed | The composition of the bacterial communities collected from the PM10 samples inside the Seoul subway and railway station |
| title_short | The composition of the bacterial communities collected from the PM10 samples inside the Seoul subway and railway station |
| title_sort | composition of the bacterial communities collected from the pm10 samples inside the seoul subway and railway station |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-49848-x |
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