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The microbiota vault initiative: safeguarding Earth's microbial heritage for future generations.
Review in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.
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15 citing papers in PubMed.
- Methanogens: vital but threatened members of the human microbiome?Trends in microbiology · 2026Review
- Reply to 'Grounding microbial conservation in ecological principles'.Nature microbiology · 2026Article
- A roadmap to create FAIR collections of microbial strains.Nature microbiology · 2026Review
- The Dairy Ruminant Gut Microbiome: Profile, Responsiveness to Seasonality and Impact on Milk Quality.Environmental microbiology · 2026Review
- Microbiome stewardship: definition and guiding principles for implementation.Sustainable microbiology · 2026Article
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- Safeguarding microbial biodiversity: microbial conservation specialist group within the species survival commission of the International Union for Conservation of Nature.FEMS microbiology ecology · 2025Article
- Launching the IUCN Microbial Conservation Specialist Group as a global safeguard for microbial biodiversity.Nature microbiology · 2025Article
- Strengthening Integrative Microbiome Research Through Regional Leadership.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Gifting future scientists the past through well-preserved specimens of modern microbial ecosystems.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Discovery and cultivation of prokaryotic taxa in the age of metagenomics and artificial intelligence.The ISME journal · 2025Article
- Safeguarding microbial biodiversity: microbial conservation specialist group within the species survival commission of the International Union for Conservation of Nature.The ISME journal · 2025Article
- Safeguarding microbial biodiversity: microbial conservation specialist group within the species survival commission of the International Union for Conservation of Nature.Sustainable microbiology · 2025Article
- Evaluating long-term stool preservation methods for maximizing the recovery of viable human fecal microbiota.Gut microbes reports · 2025Article
- Charting a path for microbial conservation in the IUCN: report on "Conservation in a Microbial World" meeting in San Diego, CA, May 2025.Sustainable microbiology · 2025Article
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25 authors.
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Abstract
Microbial ecosystems are fundamental to planetary and human health, yet human activities are accelerating their loss. Disruptions to microbial communities undermine environmental stability, biodiversity, and health. Urgent action is required to preserve microbial diversity. The Microbiota Vault Initiative provides a global framework to safeguard microbiomes from human, animal, and environmental sources. It proactively archives microbial diversity for future needs, prioritizing depositor sovereignty, equitable collaboration, and ethical governance. By sharing limited information on deposits, the initiative fosters microbial conservation and collaboration between local and global researchers. It complements other efforts to ensure the resilience of microbiomes in an era of rapid environmental change.
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