2024
Yes
The classroom microbiome and asthma morbidity in children attending three inner-city schools
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5994187/
Lai, Peggy S.
North America
Experimental
Observational
Students
Elementary (K-5)
Bacteria
Fungi
Dust
Pests/Pesticides
Respiratory symptoms
Asthma
School
Environment
microbiome
Shotgun metagenomics sequencing
Pilot randomized trial in 25 children compared school vs home microbiomes; classroom diversity linked to asthma symptoms, supporting microbial-focused environmental health interventions.
2018