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
Momen, N. C., Streicher, K. N., da Silva, D. T. C., Descatha, A., Frings-Dresen, M. H. W., Gagliardi, D., Godderis, L., Loney, T., Mandrioli, D., Modenese, A., Morgan, R. L., Pachito, D., Scheepers, P. T. J., Sgargi, D., Paulo, M. S., Schlünssen, V., Sembajwe, G., Sørensen, K., Teixeira, L. R. ... Pega, F. (2022). Assessor burden, inter-rater agreement and user experience of the RoB-SPEO tool for assessing risk of bias in studies estimating prevalence of exposure to occupational risk factors: An analysis from the WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-related Burden of Disease and Injury. Environment International, 158, Article 107005. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2021.107005
Andrianjafimasy, M. V., Febrissy, M., Zerimech, F., Dananché, B., Kromhout, H., Matran, R., Nadif, M., Oberson-Geneste, D., Quinot, C., Schlünssen, V., Siroux, V., Zock, J.-P., Le Moual, N., Nadif, R. & Dumas, O. (2022). Association between occupational exposure to irritant agents and a distinct asthma endotype in adults. Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 79(3), 155-161. https://doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2020-107065
Hansen, P. W., Schlünssen, V., Fonager, K., Bønløkke, J. H., Hansen, C. D. & Bøggild, H. (2022). Association of perceived work pace and physical work demands with occupational accidents: a cross-sectional study of ageing male construction workers in Denmark. BMC Public Health, 22(1), Article 18. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12461-6
Wang, J., Janson, C., Malinovschi, A., Holm, M., Franklin, K. A., Modig, L., Johannessen, A., Schlünssen, V., Gislason, T., Jogi, N. O. & Norbäck, D. (2022). Asthma, allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis in association with home environment - The RHINE study. Science of the Total Environment, 853, Article 158609. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158609
Hadrup, N., Frederiksen, M., Wedebye, E. B., Nikolov, N. G., Carøe, T. K., Sørli, J. B., Frydendall, K. B., Liguori, B., Sejbaek, C. S., Wolkoff, P., Flachs, E. M., Schlünssen, V., Meyer, H. W., Clausen, P. A. & Hougaard, K. S. (2022). Asthma-inducing potential of 28 substances in spray cleaning products: Assessed by quantitative structure activity relationship (QSAR) testing and literature review. Journal of Applied Toxicology, 42(1), 130-153. Article 4215. https://doi.org/10.1002/jat.4215
Ekström, M., Johannessen, A., Abramson, M. J., Benediktsdottir, B., Franklin, K., Gislason, T., Gómez Real, F., Holm, M., Janson, C., Jogi, R., Lowe, A., Malinovschi, A., Martínez-Moratalla, J., Oudin, A., Sánchez-Ramos, J. L., Schlünssen, V. & Svanes, C. (2022). Breathlessness across generations: results from the RHINESSA generation study. Thorax, 77(2), 172-177. https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2021-217271
Heldin, J., Malinovschi, A., Johannessen, A., Alving, K., Holm, M., Franklin, K. A., Forsberg, B., Schlünssen, V., Jögi, R., Gislason, T., Benediktsdottir, B., Svanes, C. & Janson, C. (2022). Clinical Remission of Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis - in a Longitudinal Population Study. Journal of Asthma and Allergy, 15, 1569-1578. https://doi.org/10.2147/JAA.S378584
