Bacteria reflect the environment they live in. By analyzing bacterial communities we can monitor not only the ecology of a city but also the wellbeing of its habitants.
Bacteria reflect the environment they live in. By analyzing bacterial communities we can monitor not only the ecology of a city but also the wellbeing of its habitants.
We collect samples from different
places of the city surrounding us -
the walls, handrails, benches and even the air
We collect samples from different places of the city surrounding us - the walls, handrails, benches and even the air
Composition of each microbial
community is determined with the
help of metagenomic DNA sequencing
Composition of each microbial community is determined with the help of metagenomic DNA sequencing
Deciphering how good and bad
microbes travel and interact
with people show how we can be friends
rather than foes
Deciphering how good and bad microbes travel and interact with people show how we can be friends rather than foes
