The microbiota vault initiative: safeguarding Earth’s microbial heritage for future generations
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Issued Date
2025-12-01
Resource Type
eISSN
20411723
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-105009375822
Journal Title
Nature Communications
Volume
16
Issue
1
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SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Nature Communications Vol.16 No.1 (2025)
Suggested Citation
Dominguez-Bello M.G., Steiger D., Fankhauser M., Egli A., Vonaesch P., Bokulich N.A., Lavrinienko A., Hoffmann C., Zimmermann P., Muhummed A., Sayasone S., Larbi A., Padonou S.W., Zinsstag J., Tschopp R., Santivarangkna C., Albertos Torres D., Li Y.Y., Benvenga V., Teo Y., Houngbédji M., Kwarteng A., Knight R., Gilbert J.A., Blaser M.J. The microbiota vault initiative: safeguarding Earth’s microbial heritage for future generations. Nature Communications Vol.16 No.1 (2025). doi:10.1038/s41467-025-61008-5 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/111104
Title
The microbiota vault initiative: safeguarding Earth’s microbial heritage for future generations
Author(s)
Dominguez-Bello M.G.
Steiger D.
Fankhauser M.
Egli A.
Vonaesch P.
Bokulich N.A.
Lavrinienko A.
Hoffmann C.
Zimmermann P.
Muhummed A.
Sayasone S.
Larbi A.
Padonou S.W.
Zinsstag J.
Tschopp R.
Santivarangkna C.
Albertos Torres D.
Li Y.Y.
Benvenga V.
Teo Y.
Houngbédji M.
Kwarteng A.
Knight R.
Gilbert J.A.
Blaser M.J.
Steiger D.
Fankhauser M.
Egli A.
Vonaesch P.
Bokulich N.A.
Lavrinienko A.
Hoffmann C.
Zimmermann P.
Muhummed A.
Sayasone S.
Larbi A.
Padonou S.W.
Zinsstag J.
Tschopp R.
Santivarangkna C.
Albertos Torres D.
Li Y.Y.
Benvenga V.
Teo Y.
Houngbédji M.
Kwarteng A.
Knight R.
Gilbert J.A.
Blaser M.J.
Author's Affiliation
Universidade de São Paulo
University of California, San Diego
ETH Zürich
Universität Zürich
Rutgers University–New Brunswick
Universität Basel
Université de Lausanne (UNIL)
Mahidol University
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
University of Fribourg
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology
Department of Pediatrics
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute Swiss TPH
Department of BioEngineering
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine
Armauer Hansen Research Institute
Center for Microbiome Innovation
Jigjiga University
Lao Tropical and Public Health Institute
Seerave Foundation
EvalueScience
Université Nationale d’Agriculture
University of California, San Diego
ETH Zürich
Universität Zürich
Rutgers University–New Brunswick
Universität Basel
Université de Lausanne (UNIL)
Mahidol University
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
University of Fribourg
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology
Department of Pediatrics
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute Swiss TPH
Department of BioEngineering
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine
Armauer Hansen Research Institute
Center for Microbiome Innovation
Jigjiga University
Lao Tropical and Public Health Institute
Seerave Foundation
EvalueScience
Université Nationale d’Agriculture
Corresponding Author(s)
Other Contributor(s)
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.