Cyanobacteria: model microorganisms and beyond

M Mehdizadeh Allaf, H Peerhossaini - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this review, the general background is provided on cyanobacteria, including morphology,
cell membrane structure, and their photosynthesis pathway. The presence of cyanobacteria …

[HTML][HTML] Microalgal biofilms: Towards a sustainable biomass production

H Ennaceri, T Ishika, VO Mkpuma, NR Moheimani - Algal Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Microalgae are an excellent source of sustainable biofuels. However, the current microalgal
growth using traditional liquid-based culture is not economically viable as the price of …

Nanoplastics Promote Microcystin Synthesis and Release from Cyanobacterial Microcystis aeruginosa

LJ Feng, XD Sun, FP Zhu, Y Feng… - Environmental …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Although the fate of nanoplastics (< 100 nm) in freshwater systems is increasingly well
studied, much less is known about its potential threats to cyanobacterial blooms, the ultimate …

Short-term exposure to positively charged polystyrene nanoparticles causes oxidative stress and membrane destruction in cyanobacteria

LJ Feng, JW Li, EG Xu, XD Sun, FP Zhu… - Environmental …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Recently, there has been increasing global concerns about the ecological impact of micro-
and nano-sized polystyrene particles in marine environments. However, the potential threats …

Biofilm based attached cultivation technology for microalgal biorefineries—a review

J Wang, W Liu, T Liu - Bioresource technology, 2017 - Elsevier
The attached cultivation for microalga has many superiorities over the conventional aqua-
suspend methods, which make it a promising pathway to supply feedstock for microalgae …

The intrinsic characteristics of microalgae biofilm and their potential applications in pollutants removal—A review

C Wang, Y Tan, L Zhu, C Zhou, X Yan, Q Xu, R Ruan… - Algal Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Considering the water shortage, one of the reliable sources of water available is wastewater.
Traditional methods of pollutants from wastewater treatment do not always meet the goals of …

Exploring the role of bacterial extracellular polymeric substances for sustainable development in agriculture

I Saha, S Datta, D Biswas - Current Microbiology, 2020 - Springer
The incessant need to increase crop yields has led to the development of many chemical
fertilizers containing NPK (nitrogen–phosphorous–potassium) which can degrade soil …

Microcins reveal natural mechanisms of bacterial manipulation to inform therapeutic development

JK Parker, BW Davies - Microbiology, 2022 - microbiologyresearch.org
Microcins are an understudied and poorly characterized class of antimicrobial peptides.
Despite the existence of only 15 examples, all identified from the Enterobacteriaceae …

[HTML][HTML] Cyanobacterial antimetabolite 7-deoxy-sedoheptulose blocks the shikimate pathway to inhibit the growth of prototrophic organisms

K Brilisauer, J Rapp, P Rath, A Schöllhorn… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Antimetabolites are small molecules that inhibit enzymes by mimicking physiological
substrates. We report the discovery and structural elucidation of the antimetabolite 7-deoxy …

Phototaxis in a wild isolate of the cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus

Y Yang, V Lam, M Adomako… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Many cyanobacteria, which use light as an energy source via photosynthesis, have evolved
the ability to guide their movement toward or away from a light source. This process, termed …