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Cities cannot go green without soil microorganisms.

Nat. Rev. Microbiol., DOI: 10.1038/s41579-026-01380-1 (2026)
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Urban soils must move from providing single, engineered functions to supporting multifunctionality. Managing their microbiomes could simultaneously strengthen climate regulation, water retention, pollutant removal, biodiversity and human health, but only if biological restoration is coupled to risk assessment, long-term monitoring and equitable access.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Comment, Opinion
ISSN (print) / ISBN 1740-1526
e-ISSN 1740-1534
Publisher Nature Publishing Group
Reviewing status Peer reviewed