A framework based on fundamental biochemical principles to engineer microbial community dynamics.
Journal
Current opinion in biotechnology
ISSN: 1879-0429
Titre abrégé: Curr Opin Biotechnol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9100492
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 2021
02 2021
Historique:
received:
30
07
2020
revised:
18
12
2020
accepted:
03
01
2021
pubmed:
5
2
2021
medline:
27
4
2021
entrez:
4
2
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Microbial communities are complex but there are basic principles we can apply to constrain the assumed stochasticity of their activity. By understanding the trade-offs behind the kinetic parameters that define microbial growth, we can explain how local interspecies dependencies arise and shape the emerging properties of a community. If we integrate these theoretical descriptions with experimental 'omics' data and bioenergetics analysis of specific environmental conditions, predictions on activity, assembly and spatial structure can be obtained reducing the a priori unpredictable complexity of microbial communities. This information can be used to define the appropriate selective pressures to engineer bioprocesses and propose new hypotheses which can drive experimental research to accelerate innovation in biotechnology.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33540361
pii: S0958-1669(21)00002-1
doi: 10.1016/j.copbio.2021.01.001
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
111-118Informations de copyright
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