About this Research Topic
Microalga-bacteria interactions are widely distributed in the nature. These interactions allow easy adaptation of microorganisms to different environments, as well as to environmental changes. Complementation of the metabolism of both microorganisms has been recognized as a key factor to allow these adaptation processes. Today, the use of microalgae cultures to remove contaminants from water, air and soils have been described. Nevertheless, even the most common presence of emerging contaminants in diverse environments could negatively affect the survival and metabolism of the microorganisms used for different biotechnology processes. From this, the uses of microalga-bacteria interactions emerge as a new and valuable strategy to improve the microalgae and bacteria metabolism, avoiding the negative effect of emerging contaminants presented in the environment or biotechnological process applied.
Microalga-bacteria interactions are proposed to improve the performance of microalgae during biotechnology processes. However, the study and description of the mechanisms of interactions must be defined to understand the behavior and stability of these interactions under different conditions. For example, the production of key metabolites between microalgae and bacteria under different growth conditions and during various biotechnology processes. The generation of new and innovative knowledge in organisms of biotechnological interest, such as Microalga Growth-Promoting Bacteria (MGPB) and microalgae, will be useful in determining new applications for these organisms in the future, or even to increase the efficiency of already developed biotechnological processes. This research may lay the foundations for proposing a microalgal-bacterial consortium as a biotechnological strategy for its use in different economic sectors.
This Research Topic will focus on basic and applied studies on microalga-bacteria interactions for the removal of wastes from the environment. Studies describing molecular interactions between microalga and bacteria during biotechnology processes are welcome. In addition, the study of mechanisms that allow stress mitigation during microalga-bacteria interactions are also of interest.
Other specific themes are:
•Microalga-bacteria interactions to enhance biotechnology processes.
•Metabolites exchange between microalga-bacteria interactions during biotechnology processes
•Uses of microalga-bacteria interactions to improve metabolites production.
•Uses of microalga-bacteria interactions to mitigate stress conditions on microalgae or bacteria during biotechnology processes.
•"Identification and mechanistic characterization of new Microalgae Growth-Promoting Bacteria
Microalga-bacteria interactions are proposed to improve the performance of microalgae during biotechnology processes. However, the study and description of the mechanisms of interactions must be defined to understand the behavior and stability of these interactions under different conditions. For example, the production of key metabolites between microalgae and bacteria under different growth conditions and during various biotechnology processes. The generation of new and innovative knowledge in organisms of biotechnological interest, such as Microalga Growth-Promoting Bacteria (MGPB) and microalgae, will be useful in determining new applications for these organisms in the future, or even to increase the efficiency of already developed biotechnological processes. This research may lay the foundations for proposing a microalgal-bacterial consortium as a biotechnological strategy for its use in different economic sectors.
This Research Topic will focus on basic and applied studies on microalga-bacteria interactions for the removal of wastes from the environment. Studies describing molecular interactions between microalga and bacteria during biotechnology processes are welcome. In addition, the study of mechanisms that allow stress mitigation during microalga-bacteria interactions are also of interest.
Other specific themes are:
•Microalga-bacteria interactions to enhance biotechnology processes.
•Metabolites exchange between microalga-bacteria interactions during biotechnology processes
•Uses of microalga-bacteria interactions to improve metabolites production.
•Uses of microalga-bacteria interactions to mitigate stress conditions on microalgae or bacteria during biotechnology processes.
•"Identification and mechanistic characterization of new Microalgae Growth-Promoting Bacteria
Keywords: microalgae, metabolism enhancement, metabolites exchange, stress mitigation, MGPB, microalga growth-promoting bacteria
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