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Interspecific interactions in mixed microbial cultures in a biodegradation perspective
- 1.0381959 - MBÚ 2013 RIV DE eng J - Journal Article
Mikesková, Hana - Novotný, Čeněk - Svobodová, Kateřina
Interspecific interactions in mixed microbial cultures in a biodegradation perspective.
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. Roč. 95, č. 4 (2012), s. 861-870. ISSN 0175-7598. E-ISSN 1432-0614
R&D Projects: GA AV ČR IAAX00200901
Institutional support: RVO:61388971
Keywords : Microbial consortia * Consortium development * Biodegradation
Subject RIV: EE - Microbiology, Virology
Impact factor: 3.689, year: 2012
In recent works, microbial consortia consisting of various bacteria and fungi exhibited a biodegradation performance superior to single microbial strains. A highly efficient biodegradation of synthetic dyes, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls, and other organic pollutants can be achieved by mixed microbial cultures that combine degradative enzyme activities inherent to individual consortium members. This review summarizes biodegradation results obtained with defined microbial cocultures and real microbial consortia. The necessity of using a proper strategy for the microbial consortium development and optimization was clearly demonstrated. Molecular genetic and proteomic techniques have revolutionized the study of microbial communities, and techniques such as the denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis, rRNA sequencing, and metaproteomics have been used to identify consortium members and to study microbial population dynamics. These analyses could help to further enhance and optimize the natural activities of mixed microbial cultures
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