Cities, biodiversity and health: we need healthy urban microbiome initiatives

Emily Flies; Chris Skelly; Rebecca Lovell; Martin F. Breed; David Phillips; Philip Weinstein

doi:10.1080/23748834.2018.1546641

Cities, biodiversity and health: we need healthy urban microbiome initiatives

Emily Flies, Chris Skelly, Rebecca Lovell, Martin F. Breed, David Phillips, Philip Weinstein

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Abstract

Current evidence suggests that biodiverse environmental microbiomes contribute positively to human health and could account for known associations between urban green space and improved health. We summarise the state of knowledge that could inform the development of healthy urban microbiome initiatives (HUMI) to re-connect urban populations to biodiverse microbial communities.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	143-150
Number of pages	8
Journal	Cities & Health
Volume	2
Issue number	2
Early online date	29 Nov 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2018.1546641
Publication status	Published - 2018
Externally published	Yes

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health
urban
microbiomes
Health

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