@inproceedings{c5ed429e34dd4e12b6b87ad51de4b9d5,
title = "Early life exposure to fungal communities and allergic disease risk in children",
abstract = "Research into the role of environmental fungal communities (“the mycobiome”) in allergic disease development represents an untapped domain with high potential knowledge gains, given that fungal communities are rich sources of innate immune stimuli, allergens and biologically active metabolites, the potency of which vary by taxa. In this work, we review findings from our Boston-based birth cohort study that show associations between culturable indoor fungi encountered in infancy and subsequent allergic disease risk in childhood. We present pilot ITS sequencing data and its comparison with culturable fungi, and discuss future directions, including the assessment of the “functional” products of fungal communities that may influence human health.",
keywords = "Childhood allergic disease, Fungi, Indoor microbiome, ITS sequencing, Mycobiome",
author = "Sordillo, {Joanne E.} and Blake Hanson and Erica Sodergren and Michael Muilenberg and Gold, {Diane R.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018 15th Conference of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate, INDOOR AIR 2018. All rights reserved.; 15th Conference of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate, INDOOR AIR 2018 ; Conference date: 22-07-2018 Through 27-07-2018",
year = "2018",
language = "English (US)",
series = "15th Conference of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate, INDOOR AIR 2018",
publisher = "International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate",
booktitle = "15th Conference of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate, INDOOR AIR 2018",
}