Fig. 1
From: Microbiome ethics, guiding principles for microbiome research, use and knowledge management

In centre, the four core principles of ethics (Do Good, Don´t Harm, Respect, Act Justly), applied here for analysis of microbiome ethics, issues, and dilemmas; illustrated by selected examples within the major types of microbiomes, Crop Plants and Forests, Holobiont Biodiversity, Soil, Aquatics, Food & Feed, Farmed Animals and People