Bed Linen Metagenomic raw data and analysis from "Bed linen as a microbial reservoir: Evidence to inform bed changing policies"
Abstract
This study investigated longitudinal bacterial and fungal colonization of bed linen over four weeks in a domestic environment.Nine participants used polycotton pillowcases and sheets for 1 day to 4 weeks. Swatches were taken from the pillow, hip, and foot regions, analyzed using viable counts of Bacteria and Fungi, and metagenomic sequencing.The dataset contains the raw sequencing data and the analysis performed by BMKGENE.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
Infection Control in Healthcare
Dermatology and Skin Diseases
Publication details
- Journal / source
- DMU Open Research Archive (De Montfort University)
- Publication date
- 12 March 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Dataset