20.500.12556/DKUM-94859 Exploitation of microbial activities at low pH to enhance planetary health Awareness is growing that human health cannot be considered in isolation but is inextricably woven with the health of the environment in which we live. It is however under-recognised that the sustainability of human activities strongly relies on preserving the equilibrium of the microbial communities living in/on/around us. Microbial metabolic activities are instrumental for production, functionalization, processing and preservation of food. For circular economy, microbial metabolism would be exploited to produce building blocks for the chemical industry, to achieve effective crop protection, agri-food waste revalorization or biofuel production, as well as in bioremediation and bioaugmentation of contaminated areas. Low pH is undoubtedly a key physical-chemical parameter that needs to be considered for exploiting the powerful microbial metabolic arsenal. Deviation from optimal pH conditions has profound effects on shaping the microbial communities responsible for carrying out essential processes. Furthermore, novel strategies to combat contaminations and infections by pathogens rely on microbial-derived acidic molecules that suppress/inhibit their growth. Herein, we present the state-of-the-art of the knowledge on the impact of acidic pH in many applied areas and how this knowledge can guide us to use the immense arsenal of microbial metabolic activities for their more impactful exploitation in a Planetary Health perspective. antimicrobial bio-hydrogen phytopathogen organic acids food preservation waste valorisation organske kisline konzerviranje hrane valorizacija odpadkov true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Znanstveno delo 2025-08-28 14:48:13 2025-08-28 14:48:15 2025-08-30 03:34:09 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2024 0 0 29 str. št. 1, št. članka fuad062 Letn. 48 2024 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 2023-08-11 2023-11-17 2023-11-20 579 173335811 10.1093/femsre/fuad062 0168-6445 RAZ_Atasoy_Merve_2024.pdf RAZ_Atasoy_Merve_2024.pdf 1 DBA550876AF353E0AD71BD7E3C30894E b884dcb6c63e4a246115fa90c6de327ec9e1eb583956033bdd187e8061699db3 af4cb855-840d-11f0-a712-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=196826 https://doi.org/10.1093/femsre/fuad062 0 bb12c6a9-840d-11f0-a712-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=196827 Fakulteta za naravoslovje in matematiko 0 0 0