From: Identification of airborne microbiota in selected areas in a health-care setting in South Africa
Origin | Species identification (Gram (+) bacteria) using MALDI-TOF MS | Species identification (Gram (+) bacteria) using API | Source | Health effects | References |
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Female ward corridor | Micrococcus luteus N203 CPB | Micrococcus spp. | Soil, dust, water and air | Skin infection | |
Staphylococcus lugdunensis DSM 4805 DSM | |||||
Female ward Room 40 | Corynebacterium afermentans spp. afermentans 72_D4_coll ISB | Corynebacterium spp. | Soil, water, plant, and food products | Causes diphtheria | [31] |
Corynebacterium glaucum DSM 44530Â T DSM | |||||
Female ward preparation room | Bacillus cereus 4080 LBK | Â | Soil | Food-borne illness causing severe nausea, vomiting and diarrhea | [30] |
Bacillus cereus 994000168 LBK | |||||
Arthrobacter spp. DSM 20125_DSM | |||||
Diabetic female ward | Kocuria rosea IMET 11363Â T HKJ | Micrococcus spp. Staphylococcus spp. | Soil, alkaline waste water. | Â | [32] |
Arthrobacter oxydans DSM 20119Â T DSM | |||||
Arthrobacter tumbae DSM 16406Â T DSM |