Engineering agricultural soil microbiomes and predicting plant phenotypes

CA Berruto, GS Demirer - Trends in Microbiology, 2024 - cell.com
Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) can improve crop yields, nutrient use
efficiency, plant tolerance to stressors, and confer benefits to future generations of crops …

Remediation of isoproturon-contaminated soil by Sphingobium sp. strain YBL2: Bioaugmentation, detoxification and community structure

M Zhang, X Liu, W Zhu, S Hu, X Yan, Q Hong - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
The widely used phenylurea herbicide isoproturon (IPU) and its residues can inhibit the
growth of subsequently planted crops. However, reports on bioremediation of IPU …

Harnessing the Synergy of the Cyanobacteria-Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria for Improved Maize (Zea mays) Growth and Soil Health

W Solomon, L Mutum, M Rakszegi, T Janda, Z Molnár - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Intensive use of chemicals in agriculture harms the soil, disrupts the ecological balance, and
impacts microorganisms. Biofertilizers are gaining traction due to their eco-friendly and cost …

[HTML][HTML] Polyethylene glycol hydrogel coatings for protection of electroactive bacteria against chemical shocks

N Fattahi, J Reed, E Heronemus, P Fernando… - …, 2024 - Elsevier
Loss of bioelectrochemical activity in low resource environments or from chemical toxin
exposure is a significant limitation in microbial electrochemical cells (MxCs), necessitating …

[HTML][HTML] Photo-addressable microwell devices for rapid functional screening and isolation of pathogen inhibitors from bacterial strain libraries

N Barua, AM Herken, N Melendez-Velador, TG Platt… - …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Discovery of new strains of bacteria that inhibit pathogen growth can facilitate improvements
in biocontrol and probiotic strategies. Traditional, plate-based co-culture approaches that …

Bacteria encapsulation into polyethylene glycol hydrogels using Michael-type addition reactions

MM Gutierrez, JA Reed, RA McElroy, RR Hansen - MRS Advances, 2024 - Springer
Hydrogel materials can be used to integrate bacteria cells into biohybrid systems. Here, we
investigate the use of polyethylene glycol-based hydrogels that employ different Michael …