Skip to main content
. 2018 Jun 29;10(8):1970–1987. doi: 10.1093/gbe/evy134
Viruses Dust Source Collection Site Methods of identification Potential Impact Reference
Wide diversity of DNA and RNA viruses shed from a range of hosts, including animals, arthropods, bacteria, fungi, humans, plants, and protists Indoor dusts Indoor
  • High throughput metagenomics:

  • -Whole genome shotgun sequencing

  • Human;

  • Animal;

  • Plant

(Rosario et al. 2018)
ssDNA geminivirus-related viruses; circovirus-related sequences; nanoviruses; microphages-related genomes Ambient air and rainwater samples Seoul, Korea
  • High throughput metagenomics:

  • -Whole genome shotgun sequencing

  • Viral enumeration

Plant (Whon et al. 2012)
Influenza A Asian dust Taiwan Real time qPCR Human (Chen et al. 2010)

N/D: Not Determined.