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Open AccessAssociation of indoor dust microbiota with cognitive function and behavior in preschool-aged children
Childhood cognitive development depends on neuroimmune interactions. Immunomodulation by early-life microbial exposure may influence neuropsychological function. In this study, we investigate the association b...
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Open AccessAssociations between dog kee** and indoor dust microbiota
Living with dogs appears to protect against allergic diseases and airway infections, an effect possibly linked with immunomodulation by microbial exposures associated with dogs. The aim of this study was to ch...
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Open AccessEarly life home microbiome and hyperactivity/inattention in school-age children
This study evaluates the association between indoor microbial diversity early in life and hyperactivity/inattention symptoms in children at ages 10 and 15 years.A random sample enriched with subjects with hype...
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Author Correction: Farm-like indoor microbiota in non-farm homes protects children from asthma development
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
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Open AccessActive eukaryotes in drinking water distribution systems of ground and surface waterworks
Eukaryotes are ubiquitous in natural environments such as soil and freshwater. Little is known of their presence in drinking water distribution systems (DWDSs) or of the environmental conditions that affect th...
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Farm-like indoor microbiota in non-farm homes protects children from asthma development
Asthma prevalence has increased in epidemic proportions with urbanization, but growing up on traditional farms offers protection even today1. The asthma-protective effect of farms appears to be associated with ri...
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Quantitative assessment of microbes from samples of indoor air and dust
Different types of house dust samples are widely used as surrogates of airborne inhalation exposure in studies assessing health effects of indoor microbes. Here we studied—in a quantitative assessment—the repr...
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Open AccessCrawling-induced floor dust resuspension affects the microbiota of the infant breathing zone
Floor dust is commonly used for microbial determinations in epidemiological studies to estimate early-life indoor microbial exposures. Resuspension of floor dust and its impact on infant microbial exposure is,...
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Open AccessIndoor microbiota in severely moisture damaged homes and the impact of interventions
The limited understanding of microbial characteristics in moisture-damaged buildings impedes efforts to clarify which adverse health effects in the occupants are associated with the damage and to develop effec...
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Microbial Exposures in Schools and Daycare Centers
The quality of indoor air – and that including the microbial quality – in schools and daycare centers is of crucial importance to pupils’ and teachers’ health. This is because of the extended periods of exposu...
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Analysis Approaches for Fungi in Indoor Environmental Assessments
The challenge of fungal measurements in indoor environments is complex. Almost all studies that have used several methods for the assessment of fungal exposure have only observed moderate or weak correlation b...
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Pediatric Asthma and the Indoor Microbial Environment
The global increase in the prevalence of asthma has been related to several risk factors; many of them linked to the “westernization” process and the characteristics of the indoor microbial environment during ...
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Open AccessSummary of Sloan symposium: healthy buildings 2015-Europe
The Sloan Symposium, “Microbiology of the Indoor Environment,” was held to facilitate dialog on biological research between scientists and practitioners in the field which was complementary to the adjoining ac...
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Open AccessPassive dust collectors for assessing airborne microbial material
Settled airborne dust is used as a surrogate for airborne exposure in studies that explore indoor microbes. In order to determine whether detecting differences in dust environments would depend on the sampler ...
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Open AccessPredictors of microbial agents in dust and respiratory health in the Ecrhs
Dampness and mould exposure have been repeatedly associated with respiratory health. However, less is known about the specific agents provoking or arresting health effects in adult populations. We aimed to ass...
