Metagenomic analysis of near-surface atmosphere in Singapore

• Main Author: Tan, Ghim Yeow
• Other Authors: Stephan Christoph Schuster
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Microbiology::Microorganisms
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/71506
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In this study, we conducted metagenomic analysis on DNA isolated from the near-surface air on campus grounds over ten months. We show for the first time the outdoor air microbiome of western Singapore at the species level. Eukaryota was the dominant kingdom with numerous contaminating insect reads....