The Indoor-Air Microbiota of Pig Farms Drives the Composition of the Pig Farmers’ Nasal Microbiota in a Season-Dependent and Farm-Specific Manner | Zendy

Julia G. Kraemer | Zendy; Susanne Aebi | Zendy; Anne Oppliger | Zendy; Markus Hilty | Zendy

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The Indoor-Air Microbiota of Pig Farms Drives the Composition of the Pig Farmers’ Nasal Microbiota in a Season-Dependent and Farm-Specific Manner

Author(s) -

Julia G. Kraemer,

Susanne Aebi,

Anne Oppliger,

Markus Hilty

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

applied and environmental microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552

H-Index - 324

eISSN - 1070-6291

pISSN - 0099-2240

DOI - 10.1128/aem.03038-18

Subject(s) - biology , health hazard , hazard , livestock , composition (language) , ecology , microbiology and biotechnology , environmental health , medicine , linguistics , philosophy

The airborne microbiota of pig farms poses a potential health hazard and impacts both livestock and humans working in this environment. Therefore, a more thorough understanding of the microbiota composition and dynamics in this setting is needed. This study was of a prospective design (12 months) and used samples from different sites. This means that the microbiota of air, animals (pigs), and humans was simultaneously investigated. Our findings highlight that the potential health hazard might be particularly high in winter compared to that in summer.

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