REVIEW article
Front. Microbiol.
Sec. Terrestrial Microbiology
This article is part of the Research TopicRole of Microbes in One Health: The Interconnectedness of Soil, Plant and Animal Health in Maintaining Ecosystem Services and FunctionsView all 6 articles
Microbiome-inspired solutions to save human and planetary health
Provisionally accepted
- 1Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
- 2Max-Planck-Institut fur Kolloid und Grenzflachenforschung, Potsdam, Germany
- 3Central Asian University, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
- 4University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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Microbial communities are dynamic networks that regulate nutrient cycling, energy flow, and ecosystem stability, making microbial diversity essential to the health and resilience of all living organisms and ecosystems. However, Anthropocene-driven human activities have led to substantial losses of microbial diversity in environmental and host-associated microbiomes. Despite their critical role, microbiome is underrepresented in conservation and public health strategies, creating a knowledge and intervention gap. Emerging strategies based on microbiome approach offer promising avenues for restoring microbial diversity and enhancing planetary health. Achieving these goals requires coordinated global policies, interdisciplinary collaboration, and recognition of microbes as essential partners in sustaining life on Earth.
Keywords: Antrophocene, environmental microbiome, microbial diveristy, microbiome, Microbiome restoration
Received: 11 Nov 2025; Accepted: 23 Jan 2026.
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* Correspondence: Wisnu Adi Wicaksono
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