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. 2012 Mar 21:1055–1064. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-323-04579-7.00101-5

Table 101.5.

Factors that influence the types and abundance of microbes in a community

  • Biogeoclimatic conditions

  • Socioeconomic conditions

  • Public health infrastructure

  • Urban versus rural environment

  • Density and mobility of population

  • Season of the year

  • Animal populations