Microbial communities as biosensors for monitoring urban environments

The BE microbiome is a naturally embedded biosensor in urban infrastructure that can be used to monitor environmental quality and human activity. There are many potential opportunities for leveraging BE microbial communities to guide urban design and public health policy.

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Main Author: Ling, Fangqiong
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering
Format: Article
Published: Wiley Blackwell 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/114560
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description The BE microbiome is a naturally embedded biosensor in urban infrastructure that can be used to monitor environmental quality and human activity. There are many potential opportunities for leveraging BE microbial communities to guide urban design and public health policy.
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spelling mit-1721.1/1145602022-09-27T20:20:11Z Microbial communities as biosensors for monitoring urban environments Ling, Fangqiong Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering Ling, Fangqiong The BE microbiome is a naturally embedded biosensor in urban infrastructure that can be used to monitor environmental quality and human activity. There are many potential opportunities for leveraging BE microbial communities to guide urban design and public health policy. 2018-04-05T14:05:36Z 2018-04-05T14:05:36Z 2017-08 2018-02-23T19:23:11Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 1751-7915 1751-7907 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/114560 Ling, Fangqiong. “Microbial Communities as Biosensors for Monitoring Urban Environments.” Microbial Biotechnology 10, 5 (August 2017): 1149–1151 © 2017 The Author http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.12831 Microbial Biotechnology Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ application/pdf Wiley Blackwell Wiley Open Access
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Microbial communities as biosensors for monitoring urban environments
title Microbial communities as biosensors for monitoring urban environments
title_full Microbial communities as biosensors for monitoring urban environments
title_fullStr Microbial communities as biosensors for monitoring urban environments
title_full_unstemmed Microbial communities as biosensors for monitoring urban environments
title_short Microbial communities as biosensors for monitoring urban environments
title_sort microbial communities as biosensors for monitoring urban environments
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