Priorities for ocean microbiome research

Andre Abreu, Etienne Bourgois, Adam Gristwood, Romain Troublé, Silvia G. Acinas, Peer Bork, Emmanuel Boss, Chris Bowler*, Marko Budinich, Samuel Chaffron, Vargas C de, Tom O. Delmont, Damien Eveillard, Lionel Guidi, Daniele Iudicone, Stephanie Kandels, Hélène Morlon, Fabien Lombard, Rainer Pepperkok, Juan José Pierella KarlusichGwenael Piganeau, Antoine Régimbeau, Guilhem Sommeria-Klein, Lars Stemmann, Matthew B. Sullivan, Shinichi Sunagawa, Patrick Wincker, Olivier Zablocki, Detlev Arendt, Josipa Bilic, Robert Finn, Edith Heard, Brendan Rouse, Jessica Vamathevan, Raffaella Casotti, Ibon Cancio, Michael Cunliffe, Anne Emmanuelle Kervella, Wiebe H.C.F. Kooistra, Matthias Obst, Nicolas Pade, Deborah M. Power, Ioulia Santi, Tatiana Margo Tsagaraki, Jan Vanaverbeke

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Abstract

Microbial communities have essential roles in ocean ecology and planetary health. Microbes participate in nutrient cycles, remove huge quantities of carbon dioxide from the air and support ocean food webs. The taxonomic and functional diversity of the global ocean microbiome has been revealed by technological advances in sampling, DNA sequencing and bioinformatics. A better understanding of the ocean microbiome could underpin strategies to address environmental and societal challenges, including achievement of multiple Sustainable Development Goals way beyond SDG 14 'life below water'. We propose a set of priorities for understanding and protecting the ocean microbiome, which include delineating interactions between microbiota, sustainably applying resources from oceanic microorganisms and creating policy- and funder-friendly ocean education resources, and discuss how to achieve these ambitious goals.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)937-947
Number of pages0
JournalNature Microbiology
Volume7
Issue number7
Early online date30 Jun 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Jun 2022

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