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Electrofermentation increases concentration of poly γ-glutamic acid in Bacillus subtilis biofilms Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Alina Adilkhanova, Anar Ormantayeva, Aisholpan Kaziullayeva, Kayode Olaifa, Neda Eghtesadi, Azza H. Abbas, Cinzia Calvio, Tri T. Pham, Obinna M. Ajunwa, Enrico Marsili
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Metabolic rewiring enables ammonium assimilation via a non‐canonical fumarate‐based pathway Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Mohammad Saba Yousef Mardoukhi, Johanna Rapp, Iker Irisarri, Katrin Gunka, Hannes Link, Jan Marienhagen, Jan de Vries, Jörg Stülke, Fabian M. Commichau
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Fungi beyond limits: The agricultural promise of extremophiles Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Claribel Orquídea Zenteno‐Alegría, Luis Andrés Yarzábal Rodríguez, Jimmy Ciancas Jiménez, Peggy Elizabeth Álvarez Gutiérrez, Nina Gunde‐Cimerman, Ramón Alberto Batista‐García
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Recombinant production of SAG1 fused with xylanase in Pichia pastoris induced higher protective immunity against Eimeria tenella infection in chicken Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Chen Liu, HanBing Wei, Ruiying Liang, Yuan Wang, Xiaoyun Su, Tao Tu, Huiying Luo, Bin Yao, Jiabo Ding, Xinming Tang, Huoqing Huang, Honglian Zhang
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Ruminations on sustainable and safe food: Championing for open symbiotic cultures ensuring resource efficiency, eco‐sustainability and affordability Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Ugo Javourez, Silvio Matassa, Siegfried E. Vlaeminck, Willy Verstraete
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The antibiotic crisis: On the search for novel antibiotics and resistance mechanisms Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Marc W. Van Goethem, Ramona Marasco, Pei‐Ying Hong, Daniele Daffonchio
In the relentless battle for human health, the proliferation of antibiotic‐resistant bacteria has emerged as an impending catastrophe of unprecedented magnitude, potentially driving humanity towards the brink of an unparalleled healthcare crisis. The unyielding advance of antibiotic resistance looms as the foremost threat of the 21st century in clinical, agricultural and environmental arenas. Antibiotic
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Engineering and application of LacI mutants with stringent expressions Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Jieyuan Wu, Chaoning Liang, Yufei Li, Yueting Zeng, Xu Sun, Peixia Jiang, Wei Chen, Dandan Xiong, Jian‐Ming Jin, Shuang‐Yan Tang
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Pandemic preparedness: On the efficacy of non‐pharmaceutical interventions in COVID‐19 and about approaches to predict future pandemic viruses Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Harald Brüssow
With three major viral pandemics over the last 100 years, namely the Spanish flu, AIDS and COVID‐19 each claiming many millions of lives, pandemic preparedness has become an important issue for public health. The economic, social and political consequences of the upheaval caused by such pandemics also represent a major challenge for governments with respect to sustainable development goals. The field
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How are microbes helping end hunger? Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Patricia Bernal
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Biocontrol of Escherichia coli O157:H7 by Enterobacter asburiae AEB30 on intact cantaloupe melons Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Thao D. Tran, Sang In Lee, Robert Hnasko, Jeffery A. McGarvey
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Are there any completely sterile organs or tissues in the human body? Is there any sacred place? Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Alfredo Michán‐Doña, Mari C. Vázquez‐Borrego, Carmen Michán
The human microbiome comprises an ample set of organisms that inhabit and interact within the human body, contributing both positively and negatively to our health. In recent years, several research groups have described the presence of microorganisms in organs or tissues traditionally considered as ‘sterile’ under healthy and pathological conditions. In this sense, microorganisms have been detected
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Microbial biotechnology and beyond: A roadmap for sustainable development and climate mitigation in the transition from fossil fuels to green chemistry Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Juan‐Luis Ramos, Ana Segura
Our planet, which operates as a closed system, is facing increasing entropy due to human activities such as the overexploitation of natural resources and fossil fuel use. The COP28 in Dubai emphasized the urgency to abandon fossil fuels, recognizing them as the primary cause of human‐induced environmental changes, while highlighting the need to transition to renewable energies. We promote the crucial
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Streptomyces‐triggered coordination between rhizosphere microbiomes and plant transcriptome enables watermelon Fusarium wilt resistance Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 An‐Hui Ge, Qi‐Yun Li, Hong‐Wei Liu, Zheng‐Kun Zhang, Yang Lu, Zhi‐Huai Liang, Brajesh K. Singh, Li‐Li Han, Ji‐Fang Xiang, Ji‐Ling Xiao, Si‐Yi Liu, Li‐Mei Zhang
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Unlocking the potentials of Ustilago trichophora for up‐cycling polyurethane‐derived monomer 1,4‐butanediol Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 An N. T. Phan, Lisa Prigolovkin, Lars M. Blank
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A perspective current and past modes of inhalation therapy Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 José Canto Mangana, Kelsey Aguirre Schilder, José Ignacio Bretones‐Pedrinaci, Ana Rosa Márquez Blesa, Fermín Sánchez de Medina, Olga Martínez‐Augustin, Abdelali Daddaoua
Inhalation is the preferred route of delivery for anti‐asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) drugs. The use of this route has demonstrated efficacy in these and other conditions, it offers rapid onset of action, and is associated with minimal systemic exposure, thereby reducing the risk of adverse effects. Therefore, the current brief covers an interesting collection of inhaler action
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Fermented foods, their microbiome and its potential in boosting human health Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Vincenzo Valentino, Raffaele Magliulo, Dominic Farsi, Paul D. Cotter, Orla O'Sullivan, Danilo Ercolini, Francesca De Filippis
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Botrytis cinerea type II inhibitor of apoptosis BcBIR1 enhances the biocontrol capacity of Coniothyrium minitans Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Jianing Wu, Ruolong Xin, Yachan Jiang, Huanan Jin, Hao Liu, Hongxiang Zhang, Daohong Jiang, Yanping Fu, Jiatao Xie, Jiasen Cheng, Yang Lin
Apoptosis‐like programmed cell death is associated with fungal development, ageing, pathogenicity and stress responses. Here, to explore the potential of Botrytis cinerea type II inhibitor of apoptosis (IAP) BcBIR1 in elevating the biocontrol efficacy of Coniothyrium minitans, the BcBIR1 gene was heterologously expressed in C. minitans. Results indicated that the strains expressing BcBIR1 had higher
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Systematic elucidation of independently modulated genes in Lactiplantibacillus plantarum reveals a trade‐off between secondary and primary metabolism Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Sizhe Qiu, Yidi Huang, Shishun Liang, Hong Zeng, Aidong Yang
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Electroacupuncture at ST36 modulates the intestinal microecology and may help repair the intestinal barrier in the rat model of severe acute pancreatitis Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Huimin Xu, Qian Wen, Hangqi Hu, Sihao Yang, Lingyun Lu, Xiangyun Hu, Hao Li, Xianhao Huang, Ning Li
Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) onset and development are closely associated with intestinal barrier injury. Evidence from clinical practice and research has shown that electroacupuncture (EA) at the Zusanli (ST36) acupoint can improve intestinal barrier function and abdominal symptoms in patients with SAP; however, the specific mechanisms of action remain unclear. This study aimed to observe the changes
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Novel Lactobacillaceae strains and consortia to produce propionate‐containing fermentates as biopreservatives Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Ena Buljubašić, Maria Florencia Bambace, Mie Henriette Løve Christensen, Ker‐Sin Ng, Lucía Huertas‐Díaz, Ulrik Sundekilde, Angeliki Marietou, Clarissa Schwab
Biopreservation refers to the use of natural or controlled microbial single strains or consortia, and/or their metabolites such as short‐chain carboxylic acids (SCCA), to improve the shelf‐life of foods. This study aimed at establishing a novel Lactobacillaceae‐driven bioprocess that led to the production of the SCCA propionate through the cross‐feeding on 1,2‐propanediol (1,2‐PD) derived from the
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Bacterial surface display of human lectins in Escherichia coli Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Alba Vázquez‐Arias, Lorena Vázquez‐Iglesias, Ignacio Pérez‐Juste, Jorge Pérez‐Juste, Isabel Pastoriza‐Santos, Gustavo Bodelon
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Probing efficient microbial CO2 utilisation through metabolic and process modelling Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Philip J. Gorter de Vries, Viviënne Mol, Nikolaus Sonnenschein, Torbjørn Ølshøj Jensen, Alex Toftgaard Nielsen
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On the ever‐growing functional versatility of the CRISPR‐Cas13 system Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Roser Montagud‐Martínez, Rosa Márquez‐Costa, María Heras‐Hernández, Roswitha Dolcemascolo, Guillermo Rodrigo
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Microbial metabolism of diosgenin by a novel isolated Mycolicibacterium sp. HK‐90: A promising biosynthetic platform to produce 19‐carbon and 21‐carbon steroids Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Zhikuan Wang, Hailiang Qiu, Yulong Chen, Xuemin Chen, Chunhua Fu, Longjiang Yu
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Climate change affects the spread of typhoid pathogens Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Chenghao Jia, Qianzhe Cao, Zining Wang, Annemieke van den Dool, Min Yue
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Bacterially enhanced plant‐growing media for controlled environment agriculture Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Thijs Van Gerrewey, Oscar Navarrete, Maarten Vandecruys, Maaike Perneel, Nico Boon, Danny Geelen
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Rapid detection of six Oceanobacillus species in Daqu starter using single‐cell Raman spectroscopy combined with machine learning Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Lei Xu, Yuan Liang, Wei E Huang, Lin‐Dong Shang, Li‐Juan Chai, Xiao‐Juan Zhang, Jin‐Song Shi, Bei Li, Yun Wang, Zheng‐Hong Xu, Zhen‐Ming Lu
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Synergic kinetic and physiological control to improve the efficiency of Komagataella phaffii recombinant protein production bioprocesses Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Albert Sales‐Vallverdú, Arnau Gasset, Guillermo Requena‐Moreno, Francisco Valero, José Luis Montesinos‐Seguí, Xavier Garcia‐Ortega
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Genome‐wide analysis of bZIP gene family members in Pleurotus ostreatus, and potential roles of PobZIP3 in development and the heat stress response Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Yuanyuan Zhou, Zihao Li, Congtao Xu, Jinlong Pan, Haikang Li, Yi Zhou, Yajie Zou
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Improving homology‐directed repair by small molecule agents for genetic engineering in unconventional yeast?—Learning from the engineering of mammalian systems Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Min Lu, Sonja Billerbeck
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Unlocking the potential of bacterial endophytes from medicinal plants for drug discovery Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Sergey B. Zotchev
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High-efficiency genome editing by Cas12a ribonucleoprotein complex in Euglena gracilis Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Toshihisa Nomura, June-Silk Kim, Marumi Ishikawa, Kengo Suzuki, Keiichi Mochida
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Rewiring metabolic flux to simultaneously improve malate production and eliminate by-product succinate accumulation by Myceliophthora thermophila Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Shuying Gu, Taju Wu, Junqi Zhao, Tao Sun, Zhen Zhao, Lu Zhang, Jingen Li, Chaoguang Tian
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Identification of synthetic consortia from a set of plant-beneficial bacteria Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Yixu Wang, Rebeca Fuzinatto Dall'Agnol, Iris Bertani, Cristina Bez, Vittorio Venturi
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GH136-encoding gene (perB) is involved in gut colonization and persistence by Bifidobacterium bifidum PRL2010 Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Sonia Mirjam Rizzo, Laura Maria Vergna, Giulia Alessandri, Ciaran Lee, Federico Fontana, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Luca Carnevali, Massimiliano G. Bianchi, Margherita Barbetti, Giuseppe Taurino, Andrea Sgoifo, Ovidio Bussolati, Francesca Turroni, Douwe van Sinderen, Marco Ventura
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Selective biosynthesis of a rhamnosyl nosiheptide by a novel bacterial rhamnosyltransferase Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Yali Du, Yuan Xia, Lingrui Wu, Lu Chen, Jiale Rong, Junting Fan, Yijun Chen, Xuri Wu
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Construction and comparison of different vehicles for heterologous gene expression in Zymomonas mobilis Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Gerrich Behrendt, Maria Vlachonikolou, Helga Tietgens, Katja Bettenbrock
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Community-scale models of microbiomes: Articulating metabolic modelling and metagenome sequencing Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-20 Klara Cerk, Pablo Ugalde-Salas, Chabname Ghassemi Nedjad, Maxime Lecomte, Coralie Muller, David J. Sherman, Falk Hildebrand, Simon Labarthe, Clémence Frioux
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Lentils protein isolate as a fermenting substrate for the production of bioactive peptides by lactic acid bacteria and neglected yeast species Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Stefano Tonini, Ali Zein Alabiden Tlais, Bruno Domingues Galli, Ahmed Helal, Davide Tagliazucchi, Pasquale Filannino, Emanuele Zannini, Marco Gobbetti, Raffaella Di Cagno
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Correction to ‘Securing a furan based biorefinery: Disclosing the genetic basis of the degradation of hydroxymethylfurfural and its derivatives in the model fungus Aspergillus nidulans’ Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-18
Celso Martins, Diego O. Hartmann, Adélia Varela, Jaime A. S. Coelho, Pedro Lamosa, Carlos A. M. Afonso, Cristina Silva Pereira. Microbial Biotechnology, 13, 1689–2078. Doi: 10.1111/1751-7915.13649 Acknowledgements: This work was financially supported by the projects: LISBOA-01-0145-FEDER-007660 (Microbiologia Molecular, Estrutural e Celular) funded by FEDER funds through COMPETE2020 – Programa Operacional
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Novel electrochemical strategies for the microbial conversion of CO2 into biomass and volatile fatty acids using a fluid-like bed electrode in a three-phase reactor Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-17 María Llorente, Sara Tejedor-Sanz, Antonio Berná, Carlos Manchón, Abraham Esteve-Núñez
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Paleomicrobiology: Tracking the past microbial life from single species to entire microbial communities Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Gianluca Grasso, Valeria Bianciotto, Roland Marmeisse
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Gut microbiota composition may be an indicator of erectile dysfunction Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Yu Qiao, Jianhuai Chen, Yongsheng Jiang, Ziheng Zhang, Heng Wang, Tao Liu, Zhaoxu Yang, Guangbo Fu, Yun Chen
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Microbial evolution through horizontal gene transfer by mobile genetic elements Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Maho Tokuda, Masaki Shintani
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The production of ultrahigh molecular weight xanthan gum from a Sphingomonas chassis capable of co-utilising glucose and xylose from corn straw Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Mengmeng Wu, Zhuangzhuang Shi, Yue Ming, Yufei Zhao, Ge Gao, Guoqiang Li, Ting Ma
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What are the signals that control catabolite repression in Pseudomonas? Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Renata Moreno, Fernando Rojo
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Avian influenza virus cross-infections as test case for pandemic preparedness: From epidemiological hazard models to sequence-based early viral warning systems Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Harald Brüssow
Pandemic preparedness starts with an early warning system of viruses with a pandemic potential. Based on information collected in a multitude of surveys, hazard models were developed identifying influenza viruses presenting a pandemic threat. Scores are attributed for 10 viral traits by expert panels which identified avian influenza viruses (AIV) belonging to subtypes H7N9 and H5N1 as representing
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Marine diseases and the Anthropocene: Understanding microbial pathogenesis in a rapidly changing world Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-13 Jennifer Hudson, Suhelen Egan
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Re-considering and designing microbiomes for future waste biorefinery Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Menghan Wu, Hui Wang
It is an increasingly promising research direction using microbiomes to produce various chemicals in order to support people's growing need for sustainability. Currently, bottom-up constructed defined microbiomes and top-down constructed undefined microbiomes play an essential role in the fields of synthetic biology and environmental engineering, respectively. However, if we are goal-oriented and want
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Establishment of synthetic microbial consortia with Corynebacterium glutamicum and Pseudomonas putida: Design, construction, and application to production of γ-glutamylisopropylamide and l-theanine Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Leonie Benninghaus, Lynn S. Schwardmann, Tatjana Jilg, Volker F. Wendisch
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Transcriptional landscape of the pMP7017 megaplasmid and its impact on the Bifidobacterium breve UCC2003 transcriptome Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Rebecca L. Dineen, Francesca Bottacini, Mary O'Connell-Motherway, Douwe van Sinderen
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Bacterial tolerance and detoxification of cyanide, arsenic and heavy metals: Holistic approaches applied to bioremediation of industrial complex wastes Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Alfonso Olaya-Abril, Karolina Biełło, Gema Rodríguez-Caballero, Purificación Cabello, Lara P. Sáez, Conrado Moreno-Vivián, Víctor Manuel Luque-Almagro, María Dolores Roldán
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Metabolic engineering of Corynebacterium glutamicum for the production of anthranilate from glucose and xylose Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Mario Mutz, Vincent Brüning, Christian Brüsseler, Moritz-Fabian Müller, Stephan Noack, Jan Marienhagen
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Characterising the metabolic rewiring of extremely slow growing Komagataella phaffii Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Benjamin Luke Coltman, Corinna Rebnegger, Brigitte Gasser, Jürgen Zanghellini
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A whole-cell hypersensitive biosensor for beta-lactams based on the AmpR-AmpC regulatory circuit from the Antarctic Pseudomonas sp. IB20 Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 Sebastián Higuera-Llantén, Manuel Alcalde-Rico, Felipe Vasquez-Ponce, Claudia Ibacache-Quiroga, Jesús Blazquez, Jorge Olivares-Pacheco
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Study of the influence of nanoscale porosity on the microbial electroactivity between expanded graphite electrodes and Geobacter sulfurreducens biofilms Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-27 M. Ramírez-Moreno, R. Berenguer, J. M. Ortiz, A. Esteve-Núñez
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Direct identification of pathogens via microbial cellular DNA in whole blood by MeltArray Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Jiabao Song, Su Lin, Lin Zhu, Yong Lin, Wenbin An, Jinding Zhang, Haohao Wang, Zhuan Yang, Yiqun Liao, Ye Xu, Qingge Li
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Elevated proton motive force is a tetracycline resistance mechanism that leads to the sensitivity to gentamicin in Edwardsiella tarda Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Shao-hua Li, Jiao Xiang, Ying-yue Zeng, Xuan-xian Peng, Hui Li
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Bringing up to date the toolkit for the catabolism of aromatic compounds in fungi: The unexpected 1,2,3,5-tetrahydroxybenzene central pathway Microb. Biotechnol. (IF 5.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-08 Tiago M. Martins, Artur Bento, Celso Martins, Ana S. Tomé, Carlos J. S. Moreira, Cristina Silva Pereira