The Indoor-Air Microbiota of Pig Farms Drives the Composition of the Pig Farmers' Nasal Microbiota in a Season-Dependent and Farm-Specific Manner.

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ID Serval
serval:BIB_3BA3736239FF
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
The Indoor-Air Microbiota of Pig Farms Drives the Composition of the Pig Farmers' Nasal Microbiota in a Season-Dependent and Farm-Specific Manner.
Périodique
Applied and environmental microbiology
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Kraemer J.G., Aebi S., Oppliger A., Hilty M.
ISSN
1098-5336 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0099-2240
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
01/05/2019
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
85
Numéro
9
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: epublish
Résumé
Prior studies have demonstrated an influence of the built environment on the human nasal microbiota. However, very little is known about the influences of working on a pig farm on the human nasal microbiota. We longitudinally collected samples from 30 pig farms (air and nasal swabs from humans and pigs) in Switzerland from 2014 to 2015. As controls, nasal swabs from cow farmers and individuals with no contact with farm animals were included. An analysis of the microbiota for all samples (n = 609) was performed based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing (MiSeq) and included the investigations of source-sink dynamics. The numbers of indoor airborne particles and bacterial loads in pig farms were also investigated and were highest in winter. Similarly, the microbiota analyses revealed that the alpha diversity values of the nares of pig farmers were increased in winter in contrast to those of samples from the nonexposed controls, which displayed low alpha diversity values throughout the seasons. Source-sink analyses revealed that bacteria from the noses of pigs are more commonly coidentified within the pig farmers' microbiota in winter but to a less extent in summer. In addition, in winter, there was a stronger intrasimilarity for samples that originated from the same farm than for samples from different farms, and this farm specificity was partially or completely lost in spring, summer, and fall. In conclusion, in contrast to nonexposed controls, a pig farmer's nasal microbiota is dynamic, as the indoor-air microbiota of pig farms drives the composition of the pig farmer's nasal microbiota in a season-dependent manner.IMPORTANCE The airborne microbiota of pig farms poses a potential health hazard and impacts both livestock and humans working in this environment. Therefore, a more thorough understanding of the microbiota composition and dynamics in this setting is needed. This study was of a prospective design (12 months) and used samples from different sites. This means that the microbiota of air, animals (pigs), and humans was simultaneously investigated. Our findings highlight that the potential health hazard might be particularly high in winter compared to that in summer.
Mots-clé
Air Microbiology, Animals, Bacteria/isolation & purification, Eswatini, Farmers, Farms, Humans, Microbiota, Nose/microbiology, RNA, Bacterial/analysis, RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/analysis, Seasons, Sus scrofa/microbiology, airborne microbiota, nasal microbiota, occupational exposure, pig farmers, seasonal variation
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Oui
Financement(s)
Fonds national suisse / Projets / 310030-152880
Création de la notice
07/04/2019 15:24
Dernière modification de la notice
27/04/2020 6:20
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