Table 1 Signature microbes of various built environments
Site | Bacterial species |
|---|---|
Office | Streptococcus spp. |
| Â | Corynebacterium spp. |
| Â | Flavimonas spp. |
| Â | Lactobacillus spp. |
| Â | Burkholderia spp. |
| Â | Bacillus spp. |
| Â | Bradyrhizobium spp. |
Neonatal intensive care unit | Propionibacterium spp. |
| Â | Enterobacter spp. |
| Â | Neisseria spp. |
| Â | Pseudomonas spp. |
| Â | Streptococcus spp. |
| Â | Staphylococcus spp. |
Aquarium filter | Nictrospumilus spp. (archaea) |
| Â | Nitrosospira spp. |
| Â | Nitrosomonas spp. |
Hospital air | Kytococcus sedentarius |
| Â | Staphylococcus epidermidis |
| Â | S. haemolyticus |
| Â | Ralstonia pickettii |
| Â | Enterobacter spp. |
| Â | Kocuria rhizophila |
| Â | Micrococcus luteus |
| Â | Microcystis aeruginosa |
| Â | Prochlorococcus marinus |
| Â | Methylocella silvestris |
| Â | Methylobacterium extorquens |
Catheter | Pseudomonas spp. |
| Â | Staphylococcus spidermidis |
| Â | Enterococcus faecalis |
| Â | Klebsiella spp. |
Restroom | Propionibacterium spp. |
| Â | Corynebacterium spp. |
| Â | Micrococcaceae |
| Â | Streptococcus spp. |
| Â | Staphylococcus spp. |
| Â | Bacteriodaceae |
Shower curtain | Methylobacterium spp. |
| Â | Sphingomonas spp. |
Showerhead | Mycobacterium spp. |
| Â | Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
| Â | Legionella spp. |
Therapy pool | Mycobacterium spp. |
| Â | Sphingomonas spp. |
Classroom | Propionibacterineae |
| Â | Xanthomonadaceae |
| Â | Micrococcineae |
| Â | Sphingomonas spp. |
| Â | Caenibacterium |
| Â | Staphylococcus spp. |
| Â | Enterobacteriaceae |
| Â | Corynebacterineae |