Table 1.
The 16 pooled cultivable airborne bacteria collected from indoor sublocations in the mornings at the four PHCC centers and used for 16S rRNA metagenomic sequencing.
| Sample Number | Sample Location | Season * |
|---|---|---|
| Air 1 | Qatar University HC, Lobby | Hot |
| Air 2 | Qatar University HC, Triage | Hot |
| Air 3 | Qatar University HC, Triage | Cold |
| Air 4 | Qatar University HC, Lobby | Cold |
| Air 5 | Al-Rayyan HC, Triage | Hot |
| Air 6 | Al-Rayyan HC, Lobby | Hot |
| Air 7 | Al-Rayyan HC, Triage | Cold |
| Air 8 | Al-Rayyan HC, Lobby | Cold |
| Air 9 | Umm-Ghuwailina HC, Triage | Hot |
| Air 10 | Umm-Ghuwailina HC, Lobby | Hot |
| Air 11 | Umm-Ghuwailina HC, Triage | Cold |
| Air 12 | Umm-Ghuwailina HC, Lobby | Cold |
| Air 13 | Old-airport HC, Triage | Hot |
| Air 14 | Old-airport HC, Triage | Cold |
| Air 15 | Old-airport HC, Lobby | Hot |
| Air 16 | Old-airport HC, Lobby | Cold |
* The hot season corresponds to the months from March to September and the cold season resembles the months between October and February