Applied Phycology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
6(1), P. 21 - 51
Published: Dec. 23, 2024
Microalgae
are
a
promising
platform
for
the
sustainable
production
of
high-value
compounds,
while
also
serving
as
robust
degraders
toxic
pollutants
that
accumulate
in
industrial
waste
streams.
As
synthetic
biologists
continue
to
optimize
microalgae
so
they
can
compete
with
conventional
microbial
hosts,
major
limitation
is
compromised
central
metabolism,
following
transformation
heterologous
pathways
interfere
distribution
cellular
resources.
The
co-cultivation
microorganisms,
including
bacteria,
has
emerged
branch
biology,
rationale
distributing
metabolic
burden
inflicted
by
degradation
and
synthesis
processes
aid
alleviating
stress,
polycultures
reduce
susceptibility
contamination.
Furthermore,
bacteria
have
co-evolved
share
resources
many
aquatic
ecosystems,
playing
pivotal
role
nutrient
cycling.
Recent
studies
these
symbioses
revealed
exchange
diverse
growth-promoting
probiotics,
ranging
from
vitamins
metals
act
co-substrates,
amino
acids
small
metabolite
infochemicals
which
dictate
population-level
shifts
phenotype.
interface
interactions
termed
phycosphere,
dynamic
hotspot
symbiotic
relationships,
transient
nature,
highlighting
difficulty
establishing
stable
consortia
fit
use.
Therefore,
development
interaction
screens
assays
identifying
strains
optimizing
culture
conditions
important
suited
desired
functions.
Equally
application
meta-omics
tools
decipher
functional
interactions,
revealing
targets
improving
functionality
stability.
Here,
we
review
current
understanding
microalgal
microbiome,
well
bottom-up
alga-bacteria
co-culture
design.
We
finish
perspectives
on
potential
engineering
phycosphere
applications,
where
there
an
increasing
need
methods
manufacturing
using
adopting
circular
economy.
Eco-Environment & Health,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
3(4), P. 516 - 528
Published: May 22, 2024
Microplastics
(MPs)
in
aquatic
environments
easily
support
biofilm
development,
which
can
interact
with
other
environmental
pollutants
and
act
as
harbors
for
microorganisms.
Recently,
numerous
studies
have
investigated
the
fate
behavior
of
MP
biofilms
environments,
highlighting
their
roles
spread
pathogens
antibiotic
resistance
genes
(ARGs)
to
organisms
new
habitats.
The
prevalence
effects
been
extensively
recent
decades,
behaviors
need
be
synthesized
systematically
updated
information.
This
review
aims
reveal
development
its
interactions
antibiotics,
ARGs,
environments.
Recent
research
has
shown
that
adsorption
capabilities
MPs
antibiotics
are
enhanced
after
formation,
is
biased
towards
chemisorption.
ARGs
microorganisms,
especially
pathogens,
selectively
enriched
significantly
different
from
those
surrounding
waters.
promotes
propagation
through
horizontal
gene
transfer
(HGT)
vertical
(VGT)
induces
emergence
antibiotic-resistant
resulting
increased
threats
ecosystems
human
health.
Some
future
needs
strategies
this
also
proposed
better
understand
induced
by
Frontiers in Microbiology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15
Published: Oct. 1, 2024
The
objective
of
this
study
was
to
investigate
the
impact
various
chemical
nitrogen
fertilizers
on
profile
antibiotic
resistance
genes
(ARGs)
in
soil.
A
microcosm
experiment
conducted
with
four
treatments,
including
CK
(control
no
nitrogen),
AN
(ammonium
NN
(nitrate
and
ON
(urea
abundance
ARGs
assessed
over
a
30-day
period
using
metagenomic
sequencing
approach.
levels
core
varied
between
0.16
0.22
copies
per
cell
across
different
treatments
time.
treatment
closely
resembled
that
treatment,
suggesting
environmentally
friendly
fertilizers,
particularly
those
controlled
release
formulations,
may
be
preferable.
ARG
exhibited
noticeable
fluctuations
Overall,
had
minimal
effects
as
determined
by
principal
component
analysis
clustering
analyses.
Conversely,
distinct
significant
changes
bacterial
communities
were
observed
use
fertilizers.
However,
influence
is
limited
due
unaffected
potential
hosts.
Nitrogen-cycling-related
(NCRGs),
such
involved
nitrogen-fixing
(
nifK
,
nifD
nifH
)
denitrification
narG
napA
nirK
norB
nosZ
processes,
exhibit
positive
correlation
rosA
mexF
bacA
vanS
),
indicating
risk
proliferation
during
intense
activities.
This
indicates
application
has
effect
soil,
thereby
alleviating
concerns
regarding
accumulation
