Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2024, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (10): 221-232.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2024-0402

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Databases and Data Mining Methods for Environmental Pathogen Research

WANG Shang1(), FENG Kai1, LI Tong1,2, WANG Jie3, GU Song-song1,2, YANG Xing-sheng1,2, LI Chun-ge1, DENG Ye1,2()   

  1. 1. CAS Key Laboratory for Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS), Beijing 100085
    2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049
    3. Center for Geomicrobiology and Biogeochemistry Research, State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083
  • Received:2024-04-26 Online:2024-10-26 Published:2024-11-20
  • Contact: DENG Ye E-mail:shangwang@rcees.ac.cn;yedeng@rcees.ac.cn

Abstract:

Environmental biosafety is closely related to social stability, human health, and even national defense security. Due to increasing pressure from climate change and anthropogenic activity, there is a risk of pathogenic ‘spillover’ and ‘spillback’. Current technologies are primarily designed for known pathogens. The rapid development and application of metagenomics-based bioinformatics may provide new opportunities and solutions for identifying unknown environmental pathogens and early warning of potential environmental health risks. The development of these technologies has not only promoted an understanding of the interactions between microbes and animals, humans, and the environment, but also is an important part of the concept of the One Health framework. This review briefly discusses the pathogenic ‘spillover’ and the increasing environmental health risks under global change. The focus is on bioinformatics technology in environmental biosafety study, covering data storage, processing, and mining. Finally, the review provide perspectives on big data-driven pathogen environmental risk assessment and new methods for pathogen control in the metagenomics era.

Key words: environmental biosafety, big-data, pathogen, global change, environmental health risk