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An overview of the bacterial microbiome of public transportation systems—risks, detection, and countermeasures

Ly, Yen-Tran und Leuko, Stefan und Moeller, Ralf (2024) An overview of the bacterial microbiome of public transportation systems—risks, detection, and countermeasures. Frontiers in Public Health, 12, Seite 1367324. Frontiers Media S.A.. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1367324. ISSN 2296-2565.

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Offizielle URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1367324

Kurzfassung

When we humans travel, our microorganisms come along. These can be harmless but also pathogenic, and are spread by touching surfaces or breathing aerosols in the passenger cabins. As the pandemic with SARS-CoV-2 has shown, those environments display a risk for infection transmission. For a risk reduction, countermeasures such as wearing face masks and distancing were applied in many places, yet had a significant social impact. Nevertheless, the next pandemic will come and additional countermeasures that contribute to the risk reduction are needed to keep commuters safe and reduce the spread of microorganisms and pathogens, but also have as little impact as possible on the daily lives of commuters. This review describes the bacterial microbiome of subways around the world, which is mainly characterized by human-associated genera. We emphasize on healthcare-associated ESKAPE pathogens within public transport, introduce state-of-the art methods to detect common microbes and potential pathogens such as LAMP and next-generation sequencing. Further, we describe and discuss possible countermeasures that could be deployed in public transportation systems, as antimicrobial surfaces or air sterilization using plasma. Commuting in public transport can harbor risks of infection. Improving the safety of travelers can be achieved by effective detection methods, microbial reduction systems, but importantly by hand hygiene and common-sense hygiene guidelines.

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Dokumentart:Zeitschriftenbeitrag
Titel:An overview of the bacterial microbiome of public transportation systems—risks, detection, and countermeasures
Autoren:
AutorenInstitution oder E-Mail-AdresseAutoren-ORCID-iDORCID Put Code
Ly, Yen-TranYen-Tran.Ly (at) dlr.dehttps://orcid.org/0009-0007-0048-0218155862912
Leuko, StefanStefan.Leuko (at) dlr.dehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0423-0896NICHT SPEZIFIZIERT
Moeller, RalfRalf.Moeller (at) dlr.dehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2371-0676NICHT SPEZIFIZIERT
Datum:11 März 2024
Erschienen in:Frontiers in Public Health
Referierte Publikation:Ja
Open Access:Ja
Gold Open Access:Ja
In SCOPUS:Ja
In ISI Web of Science:Ja
Band:12
DOI:10.3389/fpubh.2024.1367324
Seitenbereich:Seite 1367324
Verlag:Frontiers Media S.A.
ISSN:2296-2565
Status:veröffentlicht
Stichwörter:GANDALF, microbial community, public transport, microbial detection, countermeasures, microbial spread
HGF - Forschungsbereich:Luftfahrt, Raumfahrt und Verkehr
HGF - Programm:Raumfahrt
HGF - Programmthema:Forschung unter Weltraumbedingungen
DLR - Schwerpunkt:Raumfahrt
DLR - Forschungsgebiet:R FR - Forschung unter Weltraumbedingungen
DLR - Teilgebiet (Projekt, Vorhaben):R - Projekt Graduiertenschule Pandemic Threats, V - RoSto - Rolling Stock, V - VMo4Orte - Vernetzte Mobilität für lebenswerte Orte
Standort: Köln-Porz
Institute & Einrichtungen:Institut für Luft- und Raumfahrtmedizin > Strahlenbiologie
Hinterlegt von: Kopp, Kerstin
Hinterlegt am:20 Mär 2024 10:12
Letzte Änderung:26 Jun 2024 11:13

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