Journal article
Associations detected between measures of neighborhood environmental conditions and human microbiome diversity
AL Pearson, J Pechal, Z Lin, ME Benbow, C Schmidt, S Mavoa
Science of the Total Environment | ELSEVIER | Published : 2020
Abstract
While emerging research suggests urban green space revegetation increases soil microbiota diversity and native plant species affect skin microbiome diversity, there is still a paucity of knowledge on relationships between neighborhood environmental conditions and the human microbiome. This study leveraged data on human microbiome samples (nose, mouth, rectum) taken at autopsy at the Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office (2014–2015). We evaluated relationships between the microbiome and five measures of environmental conditions (NDVI standard deviation, NDVI mean, percent trees, percent grassland and soil type) near the home of 126 decedents. For the rectum microbiome, NDVI sd had negative, ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This research was funded, in part, by a grant fromthe National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice awarded (2014-DN-BX-K008) to J.L.P, C.J.S., H.R.J., and M.E.B. Points of view in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice or Department of Defense. SM is supported by an Australian National Health and Medical Research Council Early Career Fellowship (#1121035). The authors wish to thank Dr. Victoria Breeze and Diana Temple with figure creation assistance.