title: Buildings, Beneficial Microbes, and Health.
abstract: Bacteria and fungi in buildings exert an influence on the human microbiome through aerosol deposition, surface contact, and human and animal interactions. As the identities and functions of beneficial human microbes emerge, the consequences of building design, operation, and function must be understood to maintain the health of occupants in buildings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, 9 Hillhouse Ave, PO Box 208286, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. Electronic address: Jordan.Peccia@Yale.edu.
authors.forename: Jordan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Peccia
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, 9 Hillhouse Ave, PO Box 208286, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
authors.forename: Sarah E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Kwan
mesh_terms: D000336:Aerosols; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor; D001249:Asthma / Q000382:microbiology; D001419:Bacteria / Q000472:pathogenicity; D018407:Bacterial Physiological Phenomena; D004782:Environmental Health; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005658:Fungi / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D064307:Microbiota
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols
keywords: asthma; beneficial microbes; human microbiome; indoor air; indoor microbiome