Recent advances in synthetic biology and materials science have given rise to a new form of
materials, namely engineered living materials (ELMs), which are composed of living matter …

Plant-associated microorganisms play an important role in agricultural production. Although
various studies have shown that single microorganisms can exert beneficial effects on …

The application of microbial strains as axenic cultures has frequently been employed in a
diverse range of sectors. In the natural environment, microbes exist as multispecies and …

Metabolic burden is defined by the influence of genetic manipulation and environmental
perturbations on the distribution of cellular resources. The rewiring of microbial metabolism …

Microbial coculture engineering has emerged as a promising strategy for biomanufacturing.
Stability and self-regulation pose a significant challenge for the generation of intrinsically …

Most mono-and co-culture bioprocess applications rely on large-scale suspension
fermentation technologies that are not easily portable, reusable, or suitable for on-demand …

Communities of microbes play important roles in natural environments and hold great
potential for deploying division-of-labor strategies in synthetic biology and bioproduction …

The accumulation of a large amount of organic solid waste and the lack of sufficient protein
supply worldwide are two major challenges caused by rapid population growth. Anaerobic …

The field of metabolic engineering is primarily concerned with improving the biological
production of value-added chemicals, fuels and pharmaceuticals through the design …

Increasingly complex synthetic environmental pollutants are prompting further research into
bioremediation, which is one of the most economical and safest means of environmental …