Soil microbiomes and one health

By Samir K. Banerjee, M. V. D. van der Heijden. Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2022

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One health links human, animal and environmental health, and microorganisms have a central role in this connection. In this Review, Banerjee and van der Heijden outline the central role of the soil microbiome for one health and its detrimental or beneficial effects. The concept of one health highlights that human health is not isolated but connected to the health of animals, plants and environments. In this Review, we demonstrate that soils are a cornerstone of one health and serve as a source and reservoir of pathogens, beneficial microorganisms and the overall microbial diversity in a wide range of organisms and ecosystems. We list more than 40 soil microbiome functions that either directly or indirectly contribute to soil, plant, animal and human health. We identify microorganisms that are shared between different one health compartments and show that soil, plant and human microbiomes are perhaps more interconnected than previously thought. Our Review further evaluates soil microbial contributions to one health in the light of dysbiosis and global change and demonstrates that microbial diversity is generally positively associated with one health. Finally, we present future challenges in one health research and formulate recommendations for practice and evaluation.

Subfields: Ecology, Molecular Biology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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• Emerging contaminants: A One Health perspective (2024, neutral): “241,242 Agricultural soils are often under-estimated as reservoirs of human and animal pathogens and can give rise to a spectrum of diseases affecting air, water, and food.”