Characterization of airborne bacterial diversity in conventional hen houses, enriched colonies and aviaries, and link between possible bioaerosol sources
Findings highlight the effects of housing types on airborne bacterial diversity, and similarities in bacterial diversity between air and fecal or litter samples from three types of husbandry. Most dominant OTUs were shared across all samples, but were different in proportions, which may account for the differences in alpha and beta diversities. The overlap in bacterial diversities between air and litter samples collected in aviaries brings out the contribution of litter to ambient bioaerosols.
Authors
- Valérie Létourneau
- Marc Veillette (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0156-0796)
- Magali-Wen St–Germain
- Stéphane Godbout (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8050-3326)
- Caroline Duchaine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9912-0349)
- Alyssa Martinez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4493-0472)
- Martine Boulianne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2574-4180)
Institutions
- Cegep de Saint Hyacinthe (CA)
- Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec (CA)
- Institut de Recherche et de Développement en Agroenvironnement (CA)
- Université Laval (CA)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Poultry Science
- Published
- 2025-04-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2025.105217
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.20
Funders
- Institut de Recherche Robert-Sauvé en Santé et en Sécurité du Travail