Soil biota, antimicrobial resistance and planetary health

• Published in: Environment international Vol. 131; p. 105059
• Main Authors: Zhu, Yong-Guan, Zhao, Yi, Zhu, Dong, Gillings, Michael, Penuelas, Josep, Ok, Yong Sik, Capon, Anthony, Banwart, Steve
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2019; Elsevier
• Subjects: air; animal manures; animal pathogens; Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents; anti-infective agents; antibiotic resistance; antibiotic resistance genes; Antimicrobials; bioactive compounds; biodiversity; biogeochemical cycles; Drug Resistance, Bacterial; drugs; Ecosystem; ecosystem services; ecosystems; habitats; Health; health services; Human health; Humans; microbiome; Planetary health; pollutants; remediation; Resistome; soil; soil biota; Soil Microbiology; Soil microbiome; wastewater; Soil microbiome; Human health; Resistome; Antimicrobials; Planetary health

The concept of planetary health acknowledges the links between ecosystems, biodiversity and human health and well-being. Soil, the critical component of the interconnected ecosystem, is the most biodiverse habitat on Earth, and soil microbiomes play a major role in human health and well-being throug...