ArticleEnvironmental science & technology2023
Indoor Airborne Microbiome and Endotoxin: Meteorological Events and Occupant Characteristics Are Important Determinants.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Indoor Microbiome: Sampling, Analysis and Emerging Trends.Environmental microbiology reports · 2026Pooled it
- Unveiling microbial risks in Chinese household dust: a comprehensive analysis from absolute abundance to virulence unit.Microbiome · 2026Article
- Occupants and surface types drive microbial dynamics in controlled indoor environments.Environmental microbiome · 2025Article
- Household cleaning product exposure and severe bronchiolitis in infancy: A case-control study.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice · 2025Article
- ERS Congress 2024: highlights from the Epidemiology and Environment Assembly.ERJ open research · 2025Article
- Functional areas shape indoor microbial structure and potential risks in university dormitories.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
- Climate change and indoor biological exposures: a hidden risk to immune health.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Association between house dust endotoxin and kidney injury: findings from the national health and nutrition examination survey (NHANES) 2005-2006.International urology and nephrology · 2024Article
- The indoors microbiome and human health.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2024Review
- Biocontrol in built environments to reduce pathogen exposure and infection risk.The ISME journal · 2024Review
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21 authors at 10 institutions in 6 countries.
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Abstract
Airborne bacteria and endotoxin may affect asthma and allergies. However, there is limited understanding of the environmental determinants that influence them. This study investigated the airborne microbiomes in the homes of 1038 participants from five cities in Northern Europe: Aarhus, Bergen, Reykjavik, Tartu, and Uppsala. Airborne dust particles were sampled with electrostatic dust fall collectors (EDCs) from the participants' bedrooms. The dust washed from the EDCs' clothes was used to extract DNA and endotoxin. The DNA extracts were used for quantitative polymerase chain (qPCR) measurement and 16S rRNA gene sequencing, while endotoxin was measured using the kinetic chromogenic limulus amoebocyte lysate (LAL) assay. The results showed that households in Tartu and Aarhus had a higher bacterial load and diversity than those in Bergen and Reykjavik, possibly due to elevated concentrations of outdoor bacterial taxa associated with low precipitation and high wind speeds. Bergen-Tartu had the highest difference (ANOSIM
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