{"id":21026,"date":"2022-10-12T11:00:45","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T09:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/?p=21026"},"modified":"2022-10-13T12:38:15","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T10:38:15","slug":"soil-health-microbiomes-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/en\/environment\/soil-health-microbiomes-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Microorganisms are the common thread between soil and human health"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spread throughout the soil, bacteria, fungi and archaea make up 18 percent of the Planet’s biomass. Their services are critical for humans and plants, a new research explains. But some critical factors put their resilience at risk<\/h2>\n

by Matteo Cavallito<\/p>\n

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The soil microbiome is the link between soil health, animal health and human well-being. But some major phenomena, from the use of chemicals<\/strong> in agriculture to climate change, threaten this balance and suggest new strategies. That’s the message delivered by recent research<\/a> published in the journal Nature. The study, by researchers Samiran Banerjee, of North Dakota State University in Fargo, USA, and Marcel van der Heijden, of the University of Zurich, focuses on the functions performed by soil microorganisms, highlighting their direct and indirect impacts.<\/p>\n

“\u201cWe identify microorganisms that are shared between different one health<\/strong> compartments,” the authors explain. “And (We) show that soil, plant and human microbiomes are perhaps more interconnected than previously thought.”<\/p>\n

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Soil Microbiomes and One Health. Our review in @NatureRevMicro<\/a> is out. <\/p>\n

We demonstrate that soils are a cornerstone of one health. We list over 40 soil microbiome functions that contribute to soil, plant, animal and human health. @sbanerjee2018<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/6RVfubdQMs<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/PhxRKlmowV<\/a><\/p>\n

— van der Heijden Lab (@vandeHeijdenLab) August 23, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n