Urbanization Reduces Transfer of Diverse Environmental Microbiota Indoors

Urbanization Reduces Transfer of Diverse Environmental Microbiota Indoors

Expanding urbanization is a major factor behind rapidly declining biodiversity. It has been proposed that in urbanized societies, the rarity of contact with diverse environmental microbiota negatively impacts immune function and ultimately increases the risk for allergies and other immune-mediated d...

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Main Authors: Anirudra Parajuli, Mira Grönroos, Nathan Siter, Riikka Puhakka, Heli K. Vari, Marja I. Roslund, Ari Jumpponen, Noora Nurminen, Olli H. Laitinen, Heikki Hyöty, Juho Rajaniemi, Aki Sinkkonen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
urbanization
urban microbiome
indoor microbiome
built environment microbiome
environmental microbiome
soil microbiome
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.00084/full

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