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
Khurshid, C., Silva, V., Gai, L., Osman, R., Mol, H., Alaoui, A., Christ, F., Schlünssen, V., Vested, A., Abrantes, N., Campos, I., Baldi, I., Robelot, E., Bureau, M., Pasković, I., Polić Pasković, M., Glavan, M., Hofman, J., Harkes, P. ... Geissen, V. (2024). Pesticide residues in European sediments: a significant concern for the aquatic systems? Environmental Research, 261, Article 119754. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2024.119754
Sinsamala, R. M., Johannessen, A., Bertelsen, R. J., Accordini, S., Brandt, J., Frohn, L. M., Geels, C., Gislason, T., Holm, M., Janson, C., Markevych, I., Orru, H., Real, F. G., Sigsgaard, T., Skulstad, S. M., Svanes, C. & Marcon, A. (2024). Pregnancy outcomes as related to in utero exposure to air pollution and greenness: The Life-GAP Project. Environmental Epidemiology, 8(4), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1097/EE9.0000000000000318
Adhikari, T. B., Sigsgaard, T., Kallestrup, P. & Kurmi, O. (2024). Reshaping the fabric of health: a call for improving the respiratory health of textile workers in low- and middle-income countries. European Respiratory Journal, 63(1), Article 2301803. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.01803-2023
Groot, J., Keller, A., Sigsgaard, T., Loft, S. & Nybo Andersen, A. M. (2024). Residential exposure to mold, dampness, and indoor air pollution and risk of respiratory tract infections: a study among children ages 11 and 12 in the Danish National Birth Cohort. European Journal of Epidemiology, 39(3), 299-311. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-024-01101-z
Iversen, I. B., Vestergaard, J. M., Basinas, I., Ohlander, J., Peters, S., Bendstrup, E., Bonde, J. P. E., Schlünssen, V., Rasmussen, F., Stokholm, Z. A., Andersen, M. B., Kromhout, H. & Kolstad, H. A. (2024). Risk of hypersensitivity pneumonitis and other interstitial lung diseases following organic dust exposure. Thorax, 79(9), 853-860. Article 221275. https://doi.org/10.1136/thorax-2023-221275
Mark, J., Fantke, P., Soheilifard, F., Alcon, F., Contreras, J., Abrantes, N., Campos, I., Baldi, I., Bureau, M., Alaoui, A., Christ, F., Mandrioli, D., Sgargi, D., Pasković, I., Pasković, M. P., Glavan, M., Hofman, J., Harkes, P., Lwanga, E. H. ... Tamm, L. (2024). Selected farm-level crop protection practices in Europe and Argentina: Opportunities for moving toward sustainable use of pesticides. Journal of Cleaner Production, 477, Article 143577. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.143577
Lindholdt, L., Svendsen, K., Rothausen, K. W. & Bech, B. H. (2024). Social well-being and problematic school absence among Danish adolescents: A nationwide cross-sectional study. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 52(5), 660-667. https://doi.org/10.1177/14034948231173176
