Construction of microbial consortia for microbial degradation of complex compounds [PDF]
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2022 Increasingly complex synthetic environmental pollutants are prompting further research into bioremediation, which is one of the most economical and safest means of environmental restoration. From the current research, using microbial consortia to degrade
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Design and construction of synthetic microbial consortia in China [PDF]
Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology, 2016 The rapid development of synthetic biology enables the design, construction and optimization of synthetic microbial consortia to achieve specific functions.
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Engineered microbial consortia: strategies and applications [PDF]
Microbial Cell Factories, 2021 Many applications of microbial synthetic biology, such as metabolic engineering and biocomputing, are increasing in design complexity. Implementing complex tasks in single populations can be a challenge because large genetic circuits can be burdensome ...
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Impact of microbial consortia and fertilization regimes on the soil microbiome in maize field trials [PDF]
Scientific ReportsBeneficial microbial consortia provide an eco-friendly alternative to conventional inorganic fertilizers and can serve as a complementary management tool for enhancing soil fertility and crop productivity.
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Biosynthesis of biobased products from lignocellulose using filamentous fungi-integrated microbial consortia [PDF]
Biotechnology for Biofuels and BioproductsNatural microbial consortia exhibit characteristics of environmental robustness and the ability to utilize complex substrates. Inspired by them, various synthetic microbial consortia capable of utilizing economical substrates have been constructed. As an
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Microbial consortia for the conversion of biomass into fuels and chemicals [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsThere is currently significant interest in employing microbial communities for converting lignocellulosic feedstock into chemicals, fuels, and other products of use to humans.
Derek T. Troiano, Michael H.-P. Studer
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Engineering microbial consortia to enhance biomining and bioremediation [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2012 In natural environments microorganisms commonly exist as communities of multiple species that are capable of performing more varied and complicated tasks than clonal populations. Synthetic biologists have engineered clonal populations with characteristics such as differentiation, memory, and pattern formation, which are usually associated with more ...
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Exogenous microbial consortia modulate rhizosphere microbiome and yield of grafted tomato grown in the mediterranean greenhouse [PDF]
BMC Plant BiologyBackground The adoption of sustainable agricultural practices for intensive horticultural production could determine less damage to the ecosystem is a fundamental need increasing worldwide.
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Long-term homeostasis in microbial consortia via auxotrophic cross-feeding [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsSynthetic microbial consortia are collections of multiple strains or species of engineered organisms living in a shared ecosystem. Because they can separate metabolic tasks among different strains, synthetic microbial consortia have applications in ...
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Synthetic microbial consortia based on quorum-sensing for disease therapy [PDF]
Bioresources and BioprocessingSynthetic microbial consortia (SyMCon), composed of different artificially engineered bacteria, offer a promising alternative to live biotherapeutic products for disease therapy. These microbial communities use a quorum sensing (QS) mechanism that allows
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