ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2017
Are Cockroaches an Important Source of Indoor Endotoxins?
Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Cockroach gut microbiota is a significant source of endotoxin, a risk factor for asthma in cockroach-infested homes.Journal of medical entomology · 2026Article
- Indoor allergens and endotoxins in relation to cockroach infestations in low-income urban homes.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. Global · 2026Article
- Cockroach Microbiome Disrupts Indoor Environmental Microbial Ecology with Potential Public Health Implications.Environment & health (Washington, D.C.) · 2025Article
- Transcriptome Responses to Defined Insecticide Selection Pressures in the German Cockroach (Frontiers in physiology · 2021Article
- Insight Into Polysaccharides FromFrontiers in immunology · 2021Article
- An Overview of Methods and Tools for Transfection of Eukaryotic CellsFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2021Review
- Rapid evolutionary responses to insecticide resistance management interventions by the German cockroach (Blattella germanica L.).Scientific reports · 2019Article
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Abstract
Endotoxins are common indoor biocontaminants. Their levels have been shown to link to many sources and factors. One of them is cockroach infestation but the role of cockroaches and contamination mechanisms are unclear. We hypothesized that not only is cockroach infestation a sign of poor hygiene, but it also contributes to indoor endotoxins via fecal contamination. In this study, different cockroach species were caught in homes. The endotoxin and allergen levels and their ratios in cockroach feces were determined. To estimate the amount of indoor endotoxins that originated from cockroaches, a new approach of using these new cockroach endotoxin and allergen ratios to compare with environmental data was employed. We found that
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