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While the current iteration of the database primarily centers on human health outcomes, it is designed to expand into ecosystem health domains, embedding salutogenic thinking into One Health frameworks. A Foundation for Future Research The team emphasizes that the database is only the beginning. He continues, "However, even in its early form, this resource rebalances the traditional pathogen focus by consolidating data on salutogenic taxa, their benefits and environmental origins – and it will advance holistic approaches to environmental and human health." Reference: "Mapping and Cataloguing Microbial and Biochemical Determinants of Health: Towards a 'Database of Salutogenic Potential'" by Jake M. Robinson, Joel Brame, Christian Cando-Dumancela, Sonali Deshmukh, Nicole W. Fickling, Scott Hawken, Claire Hayward, Emma Kuhn, Kevin Lee, Craig Liddicoat, Sunita Ramesh, Kate Robinson, Xin Sun and Martin F. Breed, 1 October 2025, Microbial Biotechnology. The study in Communications Earth and Environment (Nature Springer) highlights the need to understand the risk to human health and soil biodiversity of bacterial zoonotic pathogens buildup in densely populated cities around the world. This study was supported by the National Environmental Science Program (NESP), National Natural Science Foundation of China, New Zealand Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment, International Partnership Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences and National Key Research and Development Program of China."