The hygiene hypothesis, the COVID pandemic, and consequences for the human microbiome

Brett Finlay, B.; R. Amato, Katherine; B. Azad, Meghan; J. Blaser, Martin; C. G. Bosch, Thomas; Chu, Hiutung; Gloria Domínguez-Bello, Maria; Dusko Ehrlich, S.; Elinav, Eran; Geva‐Zatorsky, Naama; Gros, Philippe; Guillemin, Karen; Keck, Frédéric; Korem, Tal; McFall‐Ngai, Margaret; K. Melby, Melissa; Nichter, Mark; Pettersson, Sven; N. Poinar, Hendrik; Rees, Tobias; Tropini, Carolina; Zhao, Liping; Giles‐Vernick, Tamara

doi:10.1073/pnas.2010217118

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The hygiene hypothesis, the COVID pandemic, and consequences for the human microbiome

Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences • Jan 20, 2021

Authors:

B. Brett Finlay

Katherine R. Amato

Meghan B. Azad

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to affect the human microbiome in infected and uninfected individuals, having a substantial impact on human health over the long term. This pandemic intersects with a decades-long decline in microbial diversity and ancestral microbes due to hygiene, antibiotic...

Subject

Microbiome

Pandemic

Human microbiome

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