Microbiome multi-omics can accelerate human excrement composting research

Autor: Jeff Meilander, Mary Jewell, J. Gregory Caporaso
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Microbiome, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2049-2618
DOI: 10.1186/s40168-024-01894-x
Popis: Abstract In this editorial, we discuss the need for a new, long-term strategy for managing human excrement (feces and urine) to facilitate health equity and promote environmental sustainability. Human excrement composting (HEC), a human-directed process driven by highly variable and diverse microbiomes, provides a means to advance this need and we discuss how microbiome science can help to advance HEC research. We argue that the technological advancements that have driven the growth of microbiome science, including microbiome and untargeted metabolome profiling, can be leveraged to enhance our understanding of safe and efficient HEC. We conclude by presenting our perspective on how we can begin applying these technologies to develop accessible procedures for safe HEC.
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