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
Alif, S. M., Benke, G., Kromhout, H., Abramson, M. J., Kogevinas, M., Jarvis, D., Le Moual, N., Dharmage, S., Schlünssen, V., Torén, K., Norback, D., Lytras, T., Carsin, A. E., Svanes, C., Olivieri, M., Dorado-Arenas, S., Urrutia, I., Erquicia, S. P., Acke, S. ... Zock, J. P. (2025). Occupational exposures and incidence of asthma over two decades in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey. Thorax. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1136/thorax-2024-222307
Wils, R. S., Flachs, E. M., Stokholm, Z. A., Gustavsson, P., Plato, N., Kolstad, H. A., Sejbæk, C. S., Brauer, C., Schlünssen, V., Hougaard, K. S., Madsen, I. E. H., Rugulies, R., Ketzel, M., Hansen, J., Bang, C. N. F., Kromhout, H., Mehlum, I. S. & Bonde, J. P. (2025). Occupational exposure to diesel engine exhaust and first-time acute myocardial infarction - a nationwide register-based cohort study 1976- 2018. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 32(8), 682-695. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf022
Wils, R. S., Flachs, E. M., Stokholm, Z. A., Kromhout, H., Peters, S., Ohlander, J., Kolstad, H. A., Sejbæk, C. S., Schlünssen, V., Hougaard, K. S., Huitfeldt Madsen, I. E., Rugulies, R., Ketzel, M., Hansen, J., Furbo Bang, C. N., Gustavsson, P., Fleischer, N. L., Mehlum, I. S. & Bonde, J. P. (2025). Occupational exposure to respirable crystalline quartz and the risk of incident acute myocardial infarction. International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 1-13. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/09603123.2025.2482064
Tourinho, P. S., Hochmanová, Z., Kukučka, P., Hronová, M., Šudoma, M., Sabzevari, S., Alcón, 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. (2025). Occurrence of pesticide residues in harvested products of various crops from European conventional and organic farming systems. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 495, Article 139113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.139113
Wielsøe, M., Long, M., Bønløkke, J. H., Bossi, R., Ebbehøj, N. E., Rasmussen, K., Sigsgaard, T. & Bonefeld-Jørgensen, E. C. (2025). Persistent organic pollutants among seafood processing workers in West Greenland. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 263, Article 114484. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2024.114484
Bungum, A. B., Tøttenborg, S. S., Begtrup, L. M., Petersen, K. U., Worm, M. S., Bonde, J. P., Dalbøge, A., Kinnerup, M. B., Würtz, E. T., Kolstad, H. A., Schlünssen, V., Cramer, C., Biering, K., Nielsen, K. J. & Meulengracht Flachs, E. (2025). Risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection in healthcare workers with insufficient use of personal protective equipment in Denmark. Annals of Work Exposures and Health, 69(1), 96-103. https://doi.org/10.1093/annweh/wxae075
Gabel, C., Elholm, G., Petersen, S. & Sigsgaard, T. (2025). Seasonal indoor air quality, self-reported health and comfort amongst tenants living at Danish multi-family social housing sites. Indoor and built environment, 34(1), 135-148. https://doi.org/10.1177/1420326X241274516
