Global biogeography of airborne viruses in public transit systems and their host interactions
There are biogeographical variations in airborne viruses in BEs in global cities, as physical and oligotrophic conditions in BEs drive virus survival strategies and virus-host coevolution. Moreover, the characteristics of airborne viruses in BEs are distinct from those of viruses found in other, more nutrient-rich ecosystems. Video Abstract.
Authors
- Cem Meydan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0663-6216)
- Klas I. Udekwu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8434-0744)
- David Danko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1456-9498)
- Frank J. Kelly
- Patrick K. H. Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0911-5317)
- Marius Dybwad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0521-9955)
- Braden Tierney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7533-8802)
- Marcus H. Y. Leung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6342-8181)
- Mark Hernandez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8598-1343)
- Huaxin Lei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8819-086X)
- David C. Green (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0695-4660)
- Marina Nieto‐Caballero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7755-2490)
- Alexander G. Lucaci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4896-6088)
- Krista Ryon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9440-2729)
- Wing Lam Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0830-2815)
- Shicong Du (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6861-3319)
- Daniela Bezdan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1203-8239)
- B. Young
- Daniel Butler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3687-8419)
- Christopher E. Mason (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1850-1642)
- Kari O. Bøifot
- Xinzhao Tong
Institutions
- University of Idaho (US)
- Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (NO)
- City University of Hong Kong (HK)
- King's College London (GB)
- University of Colorado Boulder (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SE)
- MIND Research Institute (US)
- NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- Weill Cornell Medicine (US)
- MRC Centre for Environment and Health
- Imperial College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Microbiome
- Published
- 2025-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-025-02173-z
- Primary Topic
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation