The southern gap in ocean microbiome science

作者：Hugo Sarmento, Paula Huber, Célio Dias Santos Júnior, Andre Luis Abreu, Thulani P. Makhalanyane, Natasha Karenyi, Emma Rocke, AtlantECO project partners, Silvia G. Acinas, Linda Amaral-Zettler, Moacyr Araújo, Clara Arboleda-Baena, Giancarlo Bachi, Daniela Bănaru, Érica Caroline Becker, Marco Bellacicco, Fabio Benedetti, Chris Bowler, Bruno Buongiorno Nardelli, Lucia Campese, Donata Melaku Canu, Ulisse Cardini, Raffaella Casotti, Samuel Chaffron, Douglas Couet, Helena Cruz de Carvalho, Domenico D’Alelio, Giorgio Dall’Olmo, Nicole Dames, Colomban de Vargas, Cláudia Delgado, Céline Dimier, Damien Eveillard, Saliou Faye, J. Michel Flores, Pierre E. Galand, Louise Carin Gammage, Josep M. Gasol, Marion Gehlen, Andréa Green Koettker, Valeria A. Guinder, Tonje Marita Bjerkan Heggeset, Lars‐Éric Heimbürger‐Boavida, András Hidas, Cora Hörstmann, Federico M. Ibarbalz, Olivier Jaillon, David G. Johns, Ferenc Jordán, Pedro C. Junger, Karine Labadie, Rémi Laxenaire, Simone Libralato, Catherine Longo, Rubens M. Lopes, Matteo Loschi, Samuel K. Mafwila, Luigi Maiorano, Michael P. Meredith, Erik Muxagata, Giang‐Son Nguyen, Suzana Nicolau, Pedro H. Oliveira, Léa Olivier, Ricardo Oliveira, Nastassia Patin, Pablo Pita, Georg Pohnert, Antonella Ruggiero, Andrea Santarosa Freire, Martín Saraceno, Ralf Schwamborn, Alice Soccodato, Cosimo Solidoro, Diana Sousa, Sabrina Speich, Shinichi Sunagawa, Alessandro Tagliabue, Luke Thompson, Romain Troublé, Ludmilla Veado, Flora Vincent, Meike Vogt, Serena Zunino, Stéphane Pesant, Daniele Iudicone · 发表于：Ocean Microbiology · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.1186/s44375-025-00006-w · 被引用次数：5 · 研究领域：Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology、Marine Biology and Ecology Research、Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies

The ocean microbiome is at the forefront of science, and although most of the global ocean lies in the southern hemisphere, research efforts have historically been concentrated in the northern hemisphere, leaving important southern regions underexplored. Here, we address this geographic gap in ocean microbiome research, including sampling efforts, access to technology, and expert human resources. We showcase north–south and south-south collaborations and discuss the main challenges posed by parachute research, and collective efforts to avoid it and achieve shared capacity, equitable access to knowledge, and shared benefits. Our recommendations emphasize the importance of actively involving students and researchers from low- and middle-income countries from the global south in co-designing global ocean microbiome research.