About this Research Topic
The first volume of this Research Topic provided a valuable platform for researchers to share their work and collaborate with peers in the field. The second volume of this Research Topic will allow further contributions to the area by highlighting the latest developments and applications of microbial co-cultures and microbial consortia engineering in: crop yield improvements, secondary-metabolite production, soil fertility management, bioremediation, and bioenergy. The Research Topic will form a collection highlighting the innovative research being conducted by leading experts in the fields. The first volume features a diverse range of articles covering the design and optimization of microbial co-cultures/ microbial consortia for phytostimulators, bio-controlling agents; secondary metabolites production, environmental remediation, and the development of novel synthetic microbial communities for improvements of crop-soil systems, bioremediation, and bioenergy. The articles in this volume highlight the potential of microbial co-cultures or microbial consortia as a powerful tool for engineering complex biological systems, producing high-value products, and promoting agri-environmental sustainability. Overall, the first volume provides a comprehensive overview of the emerging field of microbial co-cultures and its potential to transform the microbial-biotechnology to achieve agri-environmentally sustainable goals.
To continue with the success of the first volume outlined above, this Research Topic will continue to collect the results of the most recent studies “Engineering microbial consortia: a new frontier in synthetic biology,” falling within the following sub-themes:
1. New insights into the design, analysis, and application of microbial co-cultures or microbial consortia for bioprocessing
2. Microbiome engineering for improving the agriculture productivity and management of environmental sustainability.
3. Microbial consortium: as a premise for application as phytostimulators, bio-controlling agents; secondary metabolites production, environmental remediation and bio-energy
The first volume can be viewed here: Microbial Co-cultures: A New Era of Synthetic Biology and Metabolic Engineering
To continue with the success of the first volume outlined above, this Research Topic will continue to collect the results of the most recent studies “Engineering microbial consortia: a new frontier in synthetic biology,” falling within the following sub-themes:
1. New insights into the design, analysis, and application of microbial co-cultures or microbial consortia for bioprocessing
2. Microbiome engineering for improving the agriculture productivity and management of environmental sustainability.
3. Microbial consortium: as a premise for application as phytostimulators, bio-controlling agents; secondary metabolites production, environmental remediation and bio-energy
The first volume can be viewed here: Microbial Co-cultures: A New Era of Synthetic Biology and Metabolic Engineering
Keywords: microbial consortia, metabolic engineering, industrial biotechnology, environment, synthetic consortia, sustainable agriculture, bio-economy
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