The microbiome and its publics: A participatory approach for engaging publics with the microbiome and its implications for health and hygiene

Timothy Hodgetts; Richard Grenyer; Beth Greenhough; Carmen McLeod; Andrew Dwyer; Jamie Lorimer

doi:10.15252/embr.201845786

The microbiome and its publics: A participatory approach for engaging publics with the microbiome and its implications for health and hygiene

EMBO Rep. 2018 Jun;19(6):e45786. doi: 10.15252/embr.201845786. Epub 2018 May 18.

Authors

Timothy Hodgetts¹, Richard Grenyer¹, Beth Greenhough¹, Carmen McLeod¹, Andrew Dwyer¹, Jamie Lorimer¹

Affiliation

¹ School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.

Abstract

Our project to engage members of the public with metagenomics of microbiota in their households yielded interesting results about their perception of health and hygiene. These findings could direct health‐oriented research and help scientists to navigate the social contexts or microbiome research.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Community Participation*
Humans
Hygiene Hypothesis*
Metagenomics
Microbiota / genetics*
Public Health*
Stakeholder Participation