Robinson, J.M. orcid.org/0000-0001-8108-3271, Redvers, N., Camargo, A. et al. (23 more authors) (2022) Twenty important research questions in microbial exposure and social equity. mSystems, 7 (1). e01240-21.
Abstract
Social and political policy, human activities, and environmental change affect the ways in which microbial communities assemble and interact with people. These factors determine how different social groups are exposed to beneficial and/or harmful microorganisms, meaning microbial exposure has an important socioecological justice context. Therefore, greater consideration of microbial exposure and social equity in research, planning, and policy is imperative. Here, we identify 20 research questions considered fundamentally important to promoting equitable exposure to beneficial microorganisms, along with safeguarding resilient societies and ecosystems. The 20 research questions we identified span seven broad themes, including the following: (i) sociocultural interactions; (ii) Indigenous community health and well-being; (iii) humans, urban ecosystems, and environmental processes; (iv) human psychology and mental health; (v) microbiomes and infectious diseases; (vi) human health and food security; and (vii) microbiome-related planning, policy, and outreach. Our goal was to summarize this growing field and to stimulate impactful research avenues while providing focus for funders and policymakers.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 The Authors. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
Keywords: | biopolitics; health disparities; integrated research; microbiomes; social determinants of health; structural determinants; structural determinants of health |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Landscape Architecture (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 07 Feb 2022 12:15 |
Last Modified: | 07 Feb 2022 12:15 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | American Society for Microbiology |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1128/msystems.01240-21 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:183301 |