A global partnership to advance the microbiome in human, plant, animal, and planetary health
Lita M. Proctor, Joël Doré, Emmanuelle Maguin, Kristin Wannerberger, Claude Vincent
Abstract
The One Health concept recognises that the health of humans, plants and animals (both domestic and wild), and the wider environment (including ecosystems) are closely linked and interdependent.1 The UN, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and numerous other national and international organisations have adopted the One Health approach, primarily for infectious agent surveillance and disease control programmes, including those on antimicrobial resistance2 and zoonotic diseases.3 However, One Health-based approaches often overlook the crucial role of beneficial microbiota, microbiomes, and their microbial processes in maintaining the health and functioning of humans, animals, plants, and ecosystems.