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Harnessing Soil Biodiversity to Promote Human Health in Cities

Harnessing Soil Biodiversity to Promote Human Health in Cities

Author(s): Xin Sun, Craig Liddicoat, Alexei Tiunov, Bin Wang, Yiyue Zhang, Changyi Lu, Zhipeng Li, Stefan Scheu, Martin F. Breed, Stefan Geisen, and Yong-Guan Zhu

Publication Date: 2023

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This research stresses that reductions in urban soil biodiversity elevate risks to human health, but soil biodiversity can improve human health through pathways including suppressing pathogens, remediating soil, shaping a beneficial human microbiome and promoting immune fitness.

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