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
Schlünssen, V., du Prel, J. B., van Tongeren, M., Godderis, L., Turner, M. C. & McElvenny, D. (2023). Development of Harmonized COVID-19 Occupational Questionnaires. Annals of Work Exposures and Health, 67(1), 4-8. https://doi.org/10.1093/annweh/wxac044
Kirkeleit, J., Riise, T., Wielscher, M., Accordini, S., Carsin, A.-E., Dratva, J., Franklin, K. A., Garcia-Aymerich, J., Jarvis, D., Leynaert, B., Lodge, C. J., Real, F. G., Schlünssen, V., Corsico, A. G., Heinrich, J., Holm, M., Janson, C., Benediktsdóttir, B., Jogi, R. ... Svanes, C. (2023). Early life exposures contributing to accelerated lung function decline in adulthood - a follow-up study of 11,000 adults from the general population. EClinicalMedicine, 66, Article 102339. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.102339
Struijs, F., Hooijmans, C. R., Buijs, M., Dahan, A., Hoffmann, S., Kiffen, R., Mandrioli, D., Menon, J., Ritskes-Hoitinga, M., Roeleveld, N., de Ruijter, A., Scheffer, G. J., Schlünssen, V. & Scheepers, P. T. J. (2023). Establishing a health-based recommended occupational exposure limit for isoflurane using experimental animal data: a systematic review protocol. Systematic Reviews, 12(1), Article 166. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-023-02331-0
Rhodes, S., Beale, S., Wilkinson, J., van Veldhoven, K., Basinas, I., Mueller, W., Oude Hengel, K. M., Burdorf, A., Peters, S., Stokholm, Z. A., Schlünssen, V., Kolstad, H., Pronk, A., Pearce, N., Hayward, A. & van Tongeren, M. (2023). Exploring the relationship between job characteristics and infection: Application of a COVID-19 job exposure matrix to SARS-CoV-2 infection data in the United Kingdom. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 49(3), 171-181 . https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.4076
Hansen, K. K., Schlünssen, V., Broberg, K., Østergaard, K., Frederiksen, M. W., Madsen, A. M. & Kolstad, H. A. (2023). Exposure levels of dust, endotoxin, and microorganisms in the Danish recycling industry. Annals of Work Exposures and Health, 67(7), 816-830. https://doi.org/10.1093/annweh/wxad025
Groot, J., Nielsen, E. T., Nielsen, T. F., Andersen, P. K., Pedersen, M., Sigsgaard, T., Loft, S., Nybo Andersen, A.-M. & Keller, A. (2023). Exposure to residential mold and dampness and the associations with respiratory tract infections and symptoms thereof in children in high income countries: A systematic review and meta-analyses of epidemiological studies. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews, 48, 47-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prrv.2023.06.003
Kitaba, N. T., Knudsen, G. T. M., Johannessen, A., Rezwan, F. I., Malinovschi, A., Oudin, A., Benediktsdottir, B., Martino, D., González, F. J. C., Gómez, L. P., Holm, M., Jõgi, N. O., Dharmage, S. C., Skulstad, S. M., Watkins, S. H., Suderman, M., Gómez-Real, F., Schlünssen, V., Svanes, C. & Holloway, J. W. (2023). Fathers' preconception smoking and offspring DNA methylation. Clinical Epigenetics, 15(1), Article 131. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13148-023-01540-7
