In
the current edition of the Gold Sheet, Bowman Cox addresses some of the
findings raised at the recent PDA Microbiology conference (October 2013,
Bethesda MD, USA).
The
review centers on presentations made around the subject of the Human Microbiome
project and the implications that this raises for cleanroom microbiology. The
presentations reviewed are by Tim Sandle and Karen Nelson.
Nelson’s
presentation presented an overview of the human microbiome findings, whereas
Sandle’s presentation addressed the microbial ecology of human skin and some of
the issues that this raises for cleanroom contamination control. Sandle’s focus
was upon the role of skin shedding, the limitations of microbiological culture
media, the viable-but-non-culturable issue, the need to expand media and
disinfectant panels with environmental isolates, and the anaerobic
microorganism issue. Dr. Sandle also raised considerations for the
investigation of microbial data deviations.
The
reference for this informative overview is:
Cox,
B. (2013). Are Cleanrooms Clean? Human Microbiome Project Raises Some
Questions, The Gold Sheet, 47 (11):
16-18
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