Influence of pig farming on the human's nasal microbiota: The key role of the airborne microbial communities.

In this study we have simultaneously investigated the nasal microbiota of pigs, humans and the environment in pig farms. We reveal an enormous impact of pig farming on the human nasal microbiota which is far more pronounced as compared to cow farming. In addition, we have analyzed the airborne microbiota and found significant associations suggesting an animal-human transmission of the microbiota within pig farms. We also reveal that microbial patterns are farm-specific suggesting that the environment influences animals and humans in a similar manner. PMID: 29330190 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Applied and Environmental Microbiology - Category: Microbiology Authors: Tags: Appl Environ Microbiol Source Type: research