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ArticleAllergy2026

Dietary Habits and Atopic Dermatitis Significantly Influence the Fecal Microbiome.

Danielle Fehr, Nicole Flack, Gloria Masenga, Nelson Mosha, Nick Li, Anna White, George Semango, Meike Distler, Claudia Lang, Felix Grimm and 5 more

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Article in Allergy, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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15 authors.

Danielle FehrAllergy Unit, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6361-3662
Nicole FlackGenevia Technologies Oy, Tampere, Finland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4213-5195
Gloria MasengaRegional Dermatology Training Center, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center, Moshi, Tanzania.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6605-8129
Nelson MoshaRegional Dermatology Training Center, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center, Moshi, Tanzania.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1961-2413
Nick LiAllergy Unit, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3442-1113
Anna WhiteAllergy Unit, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5709-2024
George SemangoRegional Dermatology Training Center, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center, Moshi, Tanzania.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2212-4202
Meike DistlerAllergy Unit, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9275-9350
Claudia LangAllergy Unit, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0469-7661
Felix GrimmInstitute of Parasitology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2685-1167
Michael ScharlFaculty of Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6729-1469
Daudi MavuraRegional Dermatology Training Center, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center, Moshi, Tanzania.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4637-7239
John Elisante MasengaRegional Dermatology Training Center, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center, Moshi, Tanzania.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1254-1942
Peter Schmid-GrendelmeierAllergy Unit, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3215-3370
Marie-Charlotte BrüggenAllergy Unit, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8607-6254

Funding

Bruno Bloch StiftungLEO Fondet LF-OC-20-000418Vontobel-Stiftung 0456/2024
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAtopic dermatitis (AD) has been associated with microbial gut dysbiosis in children. Data in adults is scarce.

objectiveWe sought to explore the fecal microbiome composition in AD patients versus healthy controls (HC) and investigate the impact of environmental aspects such as the geographical location and dietary habits.

methodsIn this case control study, a total of 140 fecal samples from 69 AD patients and 71 HC from Tanzania (TZ) and Switzerland (CH) were analyzed. Illumina shotgun metagenomics sequencing was performed followed by taxonomic profiling, calculation of alpha/beta diversity, and permutational multivariate analysis of variance. Differentially abundant species and genera between AD and HC were evaluated.

resultsAlpha diversity (Shannon Index) did not significantly differ between AD and HC. The presence of AD was identified as a significant source of fecal microbiome variation (Bray-Curtis beta diversity). On the species level, Faecalibacterium taiwanense was more abundant in AD, and Vescimonas sp000435555 in HC. On the genus level, CAG-302 (NCBI: Clostridium) was more abundant in HC. Geographical location was associated with distinct dietary habits. Prevotella was significantly more abundant in TZ, whereas Alistipes and Bacteroides were significantly more abundant in CH.

conclusionsThe presence of AD significantly impacted the fecal microbiome variation and was associated with a particular microbial composition. The impact of geographical location on the fecal microbiome may be related to nutritional differences. Our data support the rationale of a gut-skin axis and pave the way towards therapeutic approaches modulating the microbiome.

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Dermatitis, AtopicFecesFeeding BehaviorGastrointestinal MicrobiomeMicrobiotaCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMaleMetagenomicsatopic dermatitisgutmetagenomicsmicrobiome

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PMID42517538
PMCPMC13646880

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