TY - JOUR
T1 - Microbiome Interconnectedness throughout Environments with Major Consequences for Healthy People and a Healthy Planet
AU - Sessitsch, Angela
AU - Wakelin, Steve
AU - Schloter, Michael
AU - Maguin, Emmanuelle
AU - Cernava, Tomislav
AU - Champomier-Verges, Marie-Christine
AU - Charles, Trevor
AU - Cotter, Paul
AU - Ferrocino, Ilario
AU - Kriaa, Aicha
AU - Lebre, Pedro
AU - Cowan, Don
AU - Lange, Lene
AU - Kiran, Seghal
AU - Markiewicz, Lidia
AU - Meisner, Annelein
AU - Olivares, Marta
AU - Sarand, Inga
AU - Schelkle, Bettina
AU - Selvin, Joseph
AU - Smidt, Hauke
AU - van Overbeek, Leo
AU - Berg, Gabriele
AU - Cocolin, Luca
AU - Sanz, Yolanda
AU - Fernandes, Wilson Lemos
AU - Liu, S.J.
AU - Ryan, Matthew
AU - Singh, Brajesh
AU - Kostic, Tanja
PY - 2023/9/26
Y1 - 2023/9/26
N2 - Microbiomes have highly important roles for ecosystem functioning and carry out key functions that support planetary health, including nutrient cycling, climate regulation, and water filtration. Microbiomes are also intimately associated with complex multicellular organisms such as humans, other animals, plants, and insects and perform crucial roles for the health of their hosts. Although we are starting to understand that microbiomes in different systems are interconnected, there is still a poor understanding of microbiome transfer and connectivity. In this review we show how microbiomes are connected within and transferred between different habitats and discuss the functional consequences of these connections. Microbiome transfer occurs between and within abiotic (e.g., air, soil, and water) and biotic environments, and can either be mediated through different vectors (e.g., insects or food) or direct interactions. Such transfer processes may also include the transmission of pathogens or antibiotic resistance genes. However, here, we highlight the fact that microbiome transmission can have positive effects on planetary and human health, where transmitted microorganisms potentially providing novel functions may be important for the adaptation of ecosystems.
AB - Microbiomes have highly important roles for ecosystem functioning and carry out key functions that support planetary health, including nutrient cycling, climate regulation, and water filtration. Microbiomes are also intimately associated with complex multicellular organisms such as humans, other animals, plants, and insects and perform crucial roles for the health of their hosts. Although we are starting to understand that microbiomes in different systems are interconnected, there is still a poor understanding of microbiome transfer and connectivity. In this review we show how microbiomes are connected within and transferred between different habitats and discuss the functional consequences of these connections. Microbiome transfer occurs between and within abiotic (e.g., air, soil, and water) and biotic environments, and can either be mediated through different vectors (e.g., insects or food) or direct interactions. Such transfer processes may also include the transmission of pathogens or antibiotic resistance genes. However, here, we highlight the fact that microbiome transmission can have positive effects on planetary and human health, where transmitted microorganisms potentially providing novel functions may be important for the adaptation of ecosystems.
U2 - 10.1128/mmbr.00212-22
DO - 10.1128/mmbr.00212-22
M3 - Article
SN - 1092-2172
VL - 87
JO - Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews
JF - Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews
IS - 3
M1 - e00212-22
ER -