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ArticleSustainable microbiology2025

Charting a path for microbial conservation in the IUCN: report on "Conservation in a Microbial World" meeting in San Diego, CA, May 2025.

Emily Kunselman, Vanessa Minnis, Sho Kodera, Mary M Buschmann, Adam Jones, Alexander Dehgan, Amber Hartman Scholz, Antje Boetius, Axel Hochkirch, Chris Dupont and 25 more

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Article in Sustainable microbiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Rethinking One Health: Microbial Foundations for Ecological Governance.BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

35 authors.

Emily KunselmanHubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute, 2595 Ingraham St, San Diego, CA, 92109, USA.
Vanessa MinnisScripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, 8622 Kennel Way, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.
Sho KoderaScripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, 8622 Kennel Way, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0451-0297
Mary M BuschmannUniversity of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
Adam JonesGordon and Betty Moore Foundation, 1661 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA.
Alexander DehganConservation X Labs, and Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85281, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8372-6437
Amber Hartman ScholzLeibniz Institute DSMZ German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3461-0881
Antje BoetiusMonterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, 7700 Sandholdt Rd, Moss Landing, CA, 95039, USA.
Axel HochkirchMusée national d'histoire naturelle Luxembourg, 25, rue Muenster, 2160 Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
Chris DupontJ. Craig Venter Institute, 4120 Capricorn Ln, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.
Chris WalzerWildlife Conservation Society, 2300 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY, 10460, USA.
Colin AverillFunga Public Benefit Corporation, Austin, TX, 78702, USA.
Drew EndyDepartment of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
Fabrice StephensonSchool of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, New Castle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK.
Fengping WangState Key Laboratory of Submarine Geoscience, Shanghai, 200092, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3429-8410
Gregory MuellerIUCN SSC Fungal Conservation Committee, International.
Janet K JanssonPacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA.
Jon Paul RodríguezIUCN Species Survival Commission, International.
Karsten ZenglerUniversity of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8062-3296
Kent H RedfordArchipelago Consulting, Portland, ME, 04112, USA.
Louis-Patrick HaraouiDepartment of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, J1K 2R1, Canada.
Maria Gloria Dominguez BelloDepartment of Biochemistry & Microbiology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA.
Miguel LurgiDepartment of Biosciences, Swansea University, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK.
Nadine LamberskiSan Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, San Diego, CA, 92101, USA.
Neil CoxInternational Union for the Conservation of Nature, Gland, 1196, Switzerland.
Raquel PeixotoDivision of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9536-3132
Rob KnightUniversity of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
Robert FriedmanIUCN SSC Invertebrate Conservation Committee, International.
Ryan PhelanRevive & Restore, CA, 94965, USA.
Sean M GibbonsInstitute for Systems Biology, Seattle, WA, 98109, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8724-7916
Suzanne Lynn IshaqSchool of Food and Agriculture, University of Maine, Orono, ME, 04469, USA.
Thomas BrooksInternational Union for the Conservation of Nature, Gland, 1196, Switzerland.
Valeria SouzaUniversidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, 04510, Mexico.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2992-4229
Jack GilbertScripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, 8622 Kennel Way, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7920-7001
Sarah Michelle AllardScripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, 8622 Kennel Way, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7626-0472

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In May 2025, the "Conservation in a Microbial World" conference was hosted at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography to address the lack of microbial representation in international conservation frameworks (i.e. International Union for Conservation of Nature-IUCN). Organized by Drs. Redford, Gilbert, Friedman, and Rodríguez, the meeting explored the importance of the microbial world in conservation and what can be done to include microbes in global conservation. The meeting gathered together experts in fungi, bacteria, and viruses with backgrounds in climate science, genomics, terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, and human health, spanning research, industry, conservation, and policy. Key themes included: how to communicate the importance of microbes, how to conserve microbes themselves, and how microbes could be integrated into existing conservation. The primary outcome was the launch of the IUCN Species Survival Commission-Microbial Conservation Specialist Group. This initiative marks a pivotal step toward incorporating microbial life into global biodiversity conservation policy and practice.

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PMCPMC13375365

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