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ArticleMicrobiome2015

Potential association of vacuum cleaning frequency with an altered gut microbiota in pregnant women and their 2-year-old children.

Ekaterina Avershina, Anuradha Ravi, Ola Storrø, Torbjørn Øien, Roar Johnsen, Knut Rudi

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Article in Microbiome, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ekaterina AvershinaNorwegian University of Life Sciences, Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food science department (IKBM), Campus Ås, Ås 1432, Ås, Norway. ekaterina.avershina@nmbu.no.
Anuradha RaviNorwegian University of Life Sciences, Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food science department (IKBM), Campus Ås, Ås 1432, Ås, Norway. anuradha.ravi@nmbu.no.
Ola StorrøDepartment of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 9491, Trondheim, Norway. ola.storro@ntnu.no.
Torbjørn ØienDepartment of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 9491, Trondheim, Norway. torbjorn.oien@ntnu.no.
Roar JohnsenDepartment of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 9491, Trondheim, Norway. roar.johnsen@ntnu.no.
Knut RudiNorwegian University of Life Sciences, Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food science department (IKBM), Campus Ås, Ås 1432, Ås, Norway. knut.rudi@nmbu.no.
Norwegian University of Life Sciences · NONorwegian University of Science and Technology · NO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWesternized lifestyle and hygienic behavior have contributed to dramatic changes in the human-associated microbiota. This particularly relates to indoor activities such as house cleaning. We therefore investigated the associations between washing and vacuum cleaning frequency and the gut microbiota composition in a large longitudinal cohort of mothers and their children. The gut microbiota composition was determined using 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene Illumina deep sequencing.

resultsWe found that high vacuum cleaning frequency about twice or more a week was associated with an altered gut microbiota composition both during pregnancy and for 2-year-old children, while there were no associations with house washing frequency. In total, six Operational Taxonomic Units (OTUs) showed significant False Discovery Rate (FDR) corrected associations with vacuum cleaning frequency for mothers (two positive and four negative) and five for 2-year-old children (four positive and one negative). For mothers and the 2-year-old children, OTUs among the dominant microbiota (average >5 %) showed correlation to vacuum cleaning frequency, with an increase in Faecalibacterium prausnitzii for mothers (p = 0.013, FDR corrected), and Blautia sp. for 2-year children (p = 0.012, FDR corrected).

conclusionsBacteria showing significant associations are among the dominant gut microbiota, which may indicate indirect immunomodulation of the gut microbiota possibly through increased allergen (dust mites) exposure as a potential mechanism. However, further exploration is needed to unveil mechanistic details.

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AlgorithmsGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHousehold WorkHygienePregnant PeopleAdultAnalysis of VarianceAntigens, DermatophagoidesChild, PreschoolComputer SimulationFamily CharacteristicsFecesFemaleHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansLongitudinal StudiesAntigens, DermatophagoidesRNA, Ribosomal, 16S

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PMID26687338
PMCPMC4685603
OpenAlexW2219641965

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