Microbiome – the Environmental Perspective
In the research group “Microbiome – the Environmental Perspective”, we investigate how the environment affects the human microbiome and subsequently human health. The human microbiome is affected by our surrounding environment, both indoors and outdoors.
Our interest in the microbiome stems from our elaborate research on farming exposures and the beneficial effects on the human immune system. Our environment, such as the farming environment, has a direct impact on the constitution on our microbiome. The human microbiome affects human health directly and indirectly, and we aim to add to the scientific knowledge of this link.
Research areas
Our research includes the following fields of study:
- The domestic indoor microbiome
- Urban rural microbiome differences
- The adult human microbiome
- The infant human microbiome
Recent publications
Amin, H., Bertelsen, R. J., Cramer, C., Jögi, N. O., Thorarinsdottir, H., Schlünssen, V., Benediktsdóttir, B., Janson, C. & Gislason, T. (2025). Airborne Microbial Signatures of Sleep Apnea Risk: Enrichment of Human-Associated and Loss of Environmental Taxa. Journal of Sleep Research, Article e70257. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.70257
Laustsen, L. M., Bergmann, M., Sigsgaard, T., Petersen, S. & Gabel, C. (2025). Air changes per hour in residential buildings and health outcomes: a scoping review. Indoor Environments, 2(2), Article 100102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indenv.2025.100102
Høj, S., Nielsen, F. K., Chawes, B., Backer, V., Linneberg, A., Thomsen, S. F., Sigsgaard, T. & Meteran, H. (2025). Allergic Rhinitis is Associated with Increased Suicidality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology, 68(1), Article 52. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12016-025-09061-2
Würtz, E. T., Pugdahl, K., Fenger-Grøn, M., Berglind, I. A., Cherrie, M. P. C., Dahlman-Höglund, A., Grandahl, K., Macan, J., Modenese, A., Notø, H., Solovieva, S., Straif, K., Wittlich, M., Connemann, S., Heepenstrick, T., Philipsen, P. A., Westerhausen, S., Ge, C. B., Hansen, J. ... Kolstad, H. A. (2025). A quantitative solar ultraviolet radiation job-exposure matrix for Europe. Annals of Work Exposures and Health, 69(4), 415-428. https://doi.org/10.1093/annweh/wxaf011
Høj, S., Backer, V., Ulrik, C. S., Sigsgaard, T. & Meteran, H. (2025). Artificial Intelligence in Asthma Health Literacy: A Comparative Analysis of ChatGPT versus Gemini. Journal of Asthma, 62(9), 1560-1566. https://doi.org/10.1080/02770903.2025.2495729
Christopher-de Vries, Y., Burstyn, I., Christensen, M. W., Notø, H., Straif, K., Pukkala, E., Schlünssen, V., Bertke, S., van Tongeren, M., Kolstad, H. A., McElvenny, D. & Basinas, I. (2025). Assessing occupational styrene exposure in the European and US Glass Reinforced Plastics Industry for the period between 1947 and 2020. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 264, Article 114494. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2024.114494
Høj, S., Thomsen, S. F., Meteran, H., Sigsgaard, T. & Meteran, H. (2025). Assessment of information quality in the largest Danish Facebook group on atopic diseases: a mixed bag of help and harm. Frontiers in Allergy, 5, Article 1378383. https://doi.org/10.3389/falgy.2024.1378383
