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Fig. 2 | Microbiome

Fig. 2

From: The roles of the outdoors and occupants in contributing to a potential pan-microbiome of the built environment: a review

Fig. 2

Different BEs constitute the pan-microbiome of the BE. Comparison of the microbiomes of multiple BEs will reveal taxa (of any taxonomic rank) that are detected in all the BEs, representing the core microbiome (overlapping region in the center). In addition, taxa that are shared between a subset of the BEs will be detected (overlapping area between any two BEs in the figure). Taxa that are specific or unique to a particular BE will also be detected (non-overlapping area). Taxa that are location-unique will contribute to expanding the pan-microbiome of the BE (trapezoid area within black dotted line) and may provide additional information concerning the relationships between building designs, the outdoor and occupant sources, and the microbiome of the specific BE

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Microbiome

ISSN: 2049-2618

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