ReviewIndian journal of microbiology2020
Reconciling Hygiene and Cleanliness: A New Perspective from Human Microbiome.
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- Association between water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) practices and childhood stunting in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- The impact ofFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025Pooled it
- Shaping the Female Microbiome: A Review of Lifestyle Factors Influencing the Vaginal, Gut, Oral, and Skin Microenvironments.Microbial ecology · 2026Review
- Unveiling the viral dimension: The paediatric gut virome as a key modulator of gastrointestinal metabolic, and neurodevelopmental health.World journal of virology · 2026Review
- The Hygienic Significance of Microbiota and Probiotics for Human Wellbeing.Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins · 2025Review
- Current Approaches to Prevent or Reverse Microbiome Dysbiosis in Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases.Mediterranean journal of rheumatology · 2024Review
- A Scoping Review Evaluating the Current State of Gut Microbiota Research in Africa.Microorganisms · 2023Article
- Weaponising microbes for peace.Microbial biotechnology · 2023Article
- Conversations in the Gut: The Role of Quorum Sensing in Normobiosis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Water, sanitation, hygiene practices, health and nutritional status among children before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: longitudinal evidence from remote areas of Dailekh and Achham districts in Nepal.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Water, sanitation, hygiene and waste disposal practices as COVID-19 response strategy: insights from Bangladesh.Environment, development and sustainability · 2021Article
- Diet, Gut Microbiota and COVID-19.Indian journal of microbiology · 2020Review
- Commentary: Reconciling Hygiene and Cleanliness: A New Perspective from Human Microbiome.Indian journal of microbiology · 2020Article
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Abstract
The term hygiene is deeply rooted with the concept of maintaining sound health and alertness towards cleanliness, while "hygiene hypothesis" depicts the protective role of microbial community exposure in development of early immunity and initial allergic and aesthetic reactions. The tug-of-war has now been pushed toward the literal term "hygiene" over the "hygiene hypothesis" and has continued with disinfection of all microbial loads from the related environments to avoid infections in humans. With the advancement in the microbiome studies, it became clear that humans possess warm, and significant relationships with diverse microbial community. With this opinion article, we have emphasized on the importance of hygiene hypothesis in immunological responses. We also propose the individual/targeted hygiene instead of application of unanimous hygiene hypothesis. This review also elaborates the common practices that should be employed to maintain hygiene along with the balanced microbiome.
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