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PERSPECTIVE article
Front. Microbiol.
Sec. Extreme Microbiology
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1576511
Surface Engineering as a Potential Strategy to Enhance Desiccation Tolerance of Beneficial Bacteria
Provisionally accepted- Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
Desiccation can diminish the viability of beneficial bacteria by over 90%, threatening their effectiveness in agricultural productivity and probiotic applications. Bacterial surface engineering, already proven to combat acidic environments and oxidative damage, offers promising avenues for mitigating desiccation stress. This Perspective explores and adapts these approachesspanning bioinspired coatings, encapsulation methods, and nanotechnology-to significantly improve bacterial survival under dehydration. By slowing water loss, preserving membrane integrity, and minimizing oxidative damage, surface engineering paves the way for scalable and effective strategies to bolster bacterial resilience in demanding environments.
Keywords: stress, viability, Surface coatings, encapsulation, Biomaterials
Received: 14 Feb 2025; Accepted: 31 Mar 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Wang, Liu and Hou. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Shuai Hou, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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