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

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Pan, H., Jarvis, D., Potts, J., Casas, L., Nowak, D., Heinrich, J., Aymerich, J. G., Urrutia, I., Martinez-Moratalla, J., Gullón, J. A., Pereira-Vega, A., Raherison, C., Chanoine, S., Demoly, P., Leynaert, B., Gislason, T., Probst, N., Abramson, M. J., Jõgi, R. ... Fuertes, E. (2024). Gas cooking indoors and respiratory symptoms in the ECRHS cohort. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 256, Article 114310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2023.114310

Mir Fakhraei, R., Lindberg, E., Benediktsdóttir, B., Svanes, C., Johannessen, A., Holm, M., Modig, L., Franklin, K. A., Malinovschi, A., Gislason, T., Jõgi, R., Cramer, C., Janson, C. & Emilsson, Ö. I. (2024). Gastroesophageal reflux and snoring are related to asthma and respiratory symptoms: Results from a Nordic longitudinal population survey. Respiratory Medicine, 221, Article 107495. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2023.107495

Emilsson, Ö. I., Johansson, H., Johannessen, A., Janson, C., Palm, A., Franklin, K. A., Oudin, A., Gómez Real, F., Holm, M., Gislason, T., Lindberg, E., Jõgi, R., Schlünssen, V., Callejas-González, F. J., Zhang, J., Malinovschi, A., Svanes, C. & Ekström, M. (2024). Heritability of cough across two generations: the RHINESSA study. ERJ Open Research, 10(4), Article 00071-2024. https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00071-2024

Alaoui, A., Christ, F., Silva, V., Vested, A., Schlünssen, V., González, N., Gai, L., Abrantes, N., Baldi, I., Bureau, M., Harkes, P., Norgaard, T., Navarro, I., de la Torre, A., Sanz, P., Martínez, M. Á., Hofman, J., Pasković, I., Pasković, M. P. ... Geissen, V. (2024). Identifying pesticides of high concern for ecosystem, plant, animal, and human health: A comprehensive field study across Europe and Argentina. Science of the Total Environment, 948, Article 174671. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174671

Høj, S., Thomsen, S. F., Høj, L., Sigsgaard, T. & Meteran, H. (2024). Investigating the Scientific Accuracy of YouTube Videos on Food Allergy. Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, 133(3), 342-344. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anai.2024.05.017