Evaluation of Field Sampling Techniques for Environmental Microbial Exposure: Assessing Efficacy and Feasibility
K. R. Dalton, K. Spicer, S. Ludwig, D. Clemons-Erby, T. Green, A. M. Rule, K. Koehler, M. C. McCormack, M. F. Davis
The paper compares two microbial sampling techniques in schools, finding electrostatic cloths more effective than swabs for quantifying Staphylococcus burden.
bioRxiv · Jun 14, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology