Permafrost as a potential pathogen reservoir
The Arctic is currently warming at unprecedented rates because of global climate change, resulting in thawing of large tracts of permafrost soil. A great challenge is understanding the implications of permafrost thaw on human health and the environment. Permafrost is a reservoir of mostly uncharacte...
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ftosti:oai:osti.gov:1876982 2023-07-30T04:01:13+02:00 Permafrost as a potential pathogen reservoir Wu, Ruonan Trubl, Gareth Taş, Neslihan Jansson, Janet K. 2023-04-17 application/pdf http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1876982 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1876982 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2022.03.010 unknown http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1876982 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1876982 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2022.03.010 doi:10.1016/j.oneear.2022.03.010 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 2023 ftosti https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2022.03.010 2023-07-11T10:13:36Z The Arctic is currently warming at unprecedented rates because of global climate change, resulting in thawing of large tracts of permafrost soil. A great challenge is understanding the implications of permafrost thaw on human health and the environment. Permafrost is a reservoir of mostly uncharacterized microorganisms and viruses, many of which could be viable. Given our limited knowledge of permafrost-resident microbes, we also lack the basis to judge whether they pose risks to humans, animals, and plants. In this review, we delve into features of permafrost as a microbial habitat and discuss what is known about the potential for microbial pathogens to emerge in a warming climate as permafrost thaws. This review has broader implications for human health and ecosystem sustainability in the new Arctic environment that will emerge from a thawed permafrost landscape. Other/Unknown Material Arctic Climate change Human health permafrost SciTec Connect (Office of Scientific and Technical Information - OSTI, U.S. Department of Energy) Arctic One Earth 5 4 351 360 |
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The Arctic is currently warming at unprecedented rates because of global climate change, resulting in thawing of large tracts of permafrost soil. A great challenge is understanding the implications of permafrost thaw on human health and the environment. Permafrost is a reservoir of mostly uncharacterized microorganisms and viruses, many of which could be viable. Given our limited knowledge of permafrost-resident microbes, we also lack the basis to judge whether they pose risks to humans, animals, and plants. In this review, we delve into features of permafrost as a microbial habitat and discuss what is known about the potential for microbial pathogens to emerge in a warming climate as permafrost thaws. This review has broader implications for human health and ecosystem sustainability in the new Arctic environment that will emerge from a thawed permafrost landscape. |
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