Microalgae-Bacteria Interaction: Molecular Significance and Biotechnological Applications
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 415
Special Issue Editor
Interests: chlamydomonas; methylobacterium; nitrogen; nitrate; molybdenum; mutualism; nitric oxide; nitrious oxide; microalgae
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Dear Colleagues,
Interactions among microorganisms are critical to maintaining ecosystem viability. In their habitat, microalgae have evolved along with a vast variety of organisms interacting with them as predators, competitors, parasites, pathogens, mutualists, or commensals. Frequently, these interactions allow algal cells to thrive in a dynamic environment and fit better in a broader set of natural conditions. Understanding the physiological, metabolic, and molecular significance of this cooperation is crucial to exploiting those communities for biotechnological and agronomic applications.
When microalgae and bacteria are cultivated together, they can establish mutualistic relationships that benefit the growth of both organisms. For instance, bacterial cells can solubilize and mineralize sulfur, nitrogen, and phosphorus, which become available to algal cells. In addition, bacterial heterotrophic metabolism releases CO2, which algae can use as a carbon source. While the molecular basis of some of these algae–bacteria interactions is still unknown, others are starting to be unveiled. Recently, the advent of omics methodologies, biophysics, and computational biology has been revolutionizing the perspective on microbial interactions.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to bring together high-quality research articles and reviews addressing recent developments in current relevant topics where algae–bacteria consortia are playing a leading role as nitrogen fixation, biomass production, bioremediation, phytohormone production, quorum sensing regulation, biofertilizers, biostimulants, or biofuels and hydrogen production, among others.
Dr. Angel Llamas
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- mutualism
- microalgae
- bacteria
- biofertilizers
- bioremediation
- biomass production
- phytohormone production
- quorum sensing regulation
- biostimulants
- biofuel production
