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24430486 | PMC4030236 | pmc | 3,102 | {
"abstract": "Macroscopic growths at geographically separated acid mine drainages (AMDs) exhibit distinct populations. Yet, local heterogeneities are poorly understood. To gain novel mechanistic insights into this, we used OMICs tools to profile microbial populations coexisting in a single pyrite gallery AMD (pH ∼2)... | 11,188 |
23865623 | PMC3750248 | pmc | 3,103 | {
"abstract": "Background Metal sulfide mineral dissolution during bioleaching and acid mine drainage (AMD) formation creates an environment that is inhospitable to most life. Despite dominance by a small number of bacteria, AMD microbial biofilm communities contain a notable variety of coexisting and closely related... | 9,894 |
34716322 | PMC8556258 | pmc | 3,105 | {
"abstract": "Biological degradation of Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic and assimilation of the corresponding monomers ethylene glycol and terephthalate (TPA) into central metabolism offers an attractive route for bio-based molecular recycling and bioremediation applications. A key step is the cellular upta... | 4,162 |
27668126 | null | s2 | 3,106 | {
"abstract": "Mechanical concepts and designs in inorganic circuits for different levels of stretchability are reviewed in this paper, through discussions of the underlying mechanics and material theories, fabrication procedures for the constituent microscale/nanoscale devices, and experimental characterization. All... | 91 |
27183459 | null | s2 | 3,107 | {
"abstract": "Standard practice in reclamation of mine tailings is the emplacement of a 15 to 90cm soil/gravel/rock cap which is then hydro-seeded. In this study we investigate compost-assisted direct planting phytostabilization technology as an alternative to standard cap and plant practices. In phytostabilization ... | 514 |
27183459 | null | s2 | 3,108 | {
"abstract": "Standard practice in reclamation of mine tailings is the emplacement of a 15 to 90cm soil/gravel/rock cap which is then hydro-seeded. In this study we investigate compost-assisted direct planting phytostabilization technology as an alternative to standard cap and plant practices. In phytostabilization ... | 514 |
28094795 | PMC5363838 | pmc | 3,111 | {
"abstract": "Succession of redox processes is sometimes assumed to define a basic microbial community structure for ecosystems with oxygen gradients. In this paradigm, aerobic respiration, denitrification, fermentation and sulfate reduction proceed in a thermodynamically determined order, known as the ‘redox tower'... | 3,688 |
29927925 | PMC6013025 | pmc | 3,113 | {
"abstract": "Polymicrobial interactions play an important role in shaping the outcome of antibiotic treatment, yet how multispecies communities respond to antibiotic assault is still little understood. Here we use an individual-based simulation model of microbial biofilms to investigate how competitive and mutualis... | 5,000 |
35211539 | PMC8861277 | pmc | 3,114 | {
"abstract": "For bacteria to thrive in an environment with competitors, phages and environmental cues, they use different strategies, including Type VI Secretion Systems (T6SSs) and Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) to compete for space. Bacteria often use quorum sensing (QS), to co... | 9,042 |
38612138 | PMC11012825 | pmc | 3,115 | {
"abstract": "Superhydrophobic coatings can be a suitable solution for protecting vulnerable electrical infrastructures in regions with severe meteorological conditions. Regenerative superhydrophobicity, the ability to regain superhydrophobicity after being compromised or degraded, could address the issue of the low... | 6,196 |
35328559 | PMC8954581 | pmc | 3,116 | {
"abstract": "The production of biochemicals requires the use of microbial strains with efficient substrate conversion and excellent environmental robustness, such as Weizmannia coagulans species. So far, the genomes of 47 strains have been sequenced. Herein, we report a comparative genomic analysis of nine strain... | 11,361 |
40065049 | PMC11894049 | pmc | 3,118 | {
"abstract": "Microbial fuel cell (MFC) can convert the chemical energy of organic matter in wastewater into electrical energy with high degradation efficiency. In this study, a type of specialized microorganism, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, was screened and added to an MFC to promote the degradation of wastewater gene... | 8,590 |
38419664 | PMC10899405 | pmc | 3,119 | {
"abstract": "Time-To-First-Spike (TTFS) coding in Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) offers significant advantages in terms of energy efficiency, closely mimicking the behavior of biological neurons. In this work, we delve into the role of skip connections, a widely used concept in Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs), wi... | 2,159 |
40060589 | PMC11888383 | pmc | 3,120 | {
"abstract": "Abstract \nTo understand the ecophysiology and the role of iron-oxidizing bacteria (FeOB) in various ecosystems, we need to identify marker genes of the iron oxidation pathway to track activity\n in situ \n. The Gallionellaceae\n Sideroxydans \nsp. CL21, an autotrophic iron-oxidizing bacteria isolated ... | 726 |
30154474 | PMC6113270 | pmc | 3,122 | {
"abstract": "Marine foundation species such as corals, seagrasses, salt marsh plants, and mangrove trees are increasingly found to engage in mutualistic interactions. Because mutualisms by their very nature generate a positive feedback between the species, subtle environmental impacts on one of the species involved... | 3,707 |
35073057 | null | s2 | 3,123 | {
"abstract": "The strategic redesign of microbial biosynthetic pathways is a compelling route to access molecules of diverse structure and function in a potentially environmentally sustainable fashion. The promise of this approach hinges on an improved understanding of acyl carrier proteins (ACPs), which serve as ce... | 182 |
31527694 | PMC6746700 | pmc | 3,124 | {
"abstract": "Often wetting is considered from the perspective of a single surface of a rigid substrate and its topographical properties such as roughness or texture. However, many substrates, such as membranes and meshes, have two useful surfaces. Such flexible substrates also offer the potential to be formed into ... | 5,166 |
27828965 | PMC5102394 | pmc | 3,127 | {
"abstract": "Coral reefs in the central Red Sea are sparsely studied and in situ data on physico-chemical and key biotic variables that provide an important comparative baseline are missing. To address this gap, we simultaneously monitored three reefs along a cross-shelf gradient for an entire year over four seas... | 7,269 |
27540372 | PMC4972832 | pmc | 3,128 | {
"abstract": "Quorum sensing (QS) is a cell density-dependent mechanism which enables a population of bacteria to coordinate cooperative behaviors in response to the accumulation of self-produced autoinducer signals in their local environment. An emerging framework is that the adaptive significance of QS in the regu... | 4,214 |
38543610 | PMC10975764 | pmc | 3,129 | {
"abstract": "Plant health is necessary for food security, which is a key determinant of secure and sustainable food production systems. Deficiency of soil nutrients and invasion of plant pathogens or insects are the main destroyers of the world’s food production. Synthetic fertilizers and chemical-based pesticides ... | 3,504 |
32180698 | PMC7059595 | pmc | 3,130 | {
"abstract": "Spiking neural networks are well-suited for spatiotemporal feature detection and learning, and naturally involve dynamic delay mechanisms in the synapses, dendrites, and axons. Dedicated delay neurons and axonal delay circuits have been considered when implementing such pattern recognition networks in ... | 3,129 |
37528060 | PMC10427965 | pmc | 3,131 | {
"abstract": "Abstract \n Pityrogramma calomelanos and Pteris vittata are cosmopolitan fern species that are the strongest known arsenic (As) hyperaccumulators, with potential to be used in the remediation of arsenic-contaminated mine tailings. However, it is currently unknown what chemical processes lead to upta... | 5,285 |
36125335 | PMC9536016 | pmc | 3,132 | {
"abstract": "A comprehensive understanding\nof the slip phenomenon\non liquid/solid\ninterfaces is essential for multiple real-world applications of superhydrophobic\nmaterials, especially those involving drag reduction. In the current\ncontribution, the so-called “slip-length” on an irregularly\nstructured superhy... | 7,442 |
28644472 | null | s2 | 3,135 | {
"abstract": "The diverse structure and regulated deformation of lipid bilayer membranes are among a cell's most fascinating features. Artificial membrane-bound vesicles, known as liposomes, are versatile tools for modelling biological membranes and delivering foreign objects to cells. To fully mimic the complexity ... | 257 |
38132766 | PMC10744690 | pmc | 3,136 | {
"abstract": "Microorganisms are an important component of global biodiversity and play an important role in plant growth and development and the protection of host plants from various biotic and abiotic stresses. However, little is known about the identities and communities of endophytic fungi inhabiting cultivated... | 6,469 |
27270788 | PMC4895234 | pmc | 3,137 | {
"abstract": "A continuous stirred microbial electrochemical reactor (CSMER), comprising of a complete mixing zone (CMZ) and microbial electrochemical zone (MEZ), was used for brewery wastewater treatment. The system realized 75.4 ± 5.7% of TCOD and 64.9 ± 4.9% of TSS when fed with brewery wastewater concomitantly a... | 6,279 |
28475180 | PMC5607358 | pmc | 3,138 | {
"abstract": "The study of host-associated microbial community composition has suggested the presence of alternative community types. We discuss three mechanisms that could explain these observations. The most commonly invoked mechanism links community types to a response to environmental change; alternatively, comm... | 1,062 |
33970538 | PMC8087987 | pmc | 3,139 | {
"abstract": "Abstract Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are biodegradable bioplastics that can be manufactured sustainably and represent a promising green alternative to petrochemical‐based plastics. Here, we describe the complete genome of a new marine PHA‐producing bacterium— Photobacterium ganghwense (strain C2.2), ... | 6,040 |
25729339 | null | s2 | 3,141 | {
"abstract": "Although no species lives in isolation in nature, efforts to grow organisms for use in biotechnology have generally focused on a single-species approach, particularly where a product is required at high purity. In such scenarios, preventing the establishment of contaminants requires considerable effort... | 216 |
39757383 | PMC11895418 | pmc | 3,142 | {
"abstract": "ABSTRACT Microbial communities have shown promising potential in degrading complex biopolymers, producing value‐added products through collaborative metabolic functionality. Hence, developing synthetic microbial consortia has become a predominant technique for various biotechnological applications. How... | 11,503 |
33005496 | PMC7513772 | pmc | 3,144 | {
"abstract": "The benthic environments of coral reefs are heavily shaped by physiochemical factors, but also the ecological interactions of the animals and plants in the reef ecosystem. Microbial populations may be shared within the ecosystem of sediments, seagrasses and reef fish. In this study, we hypothesize that... | 3,491 |
29593768 | PMC5854654 | pmc | 3,145 | {
"abstract": "Legumes are able to form a symbiotic relationship with nitrogen-fixing soil bacteria called rhizobia. The result of this symbiosis is to form nodules on the plant root, within which the bacteria can convert atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia that can be used by the plant. Establishment of a successful s... | 2,042 |
26300765 | PMC4523791 | pmc | 3,146 | {
"abstract": "The mesoscopic activity of the brain is strongly dynamical, while at the same time exhibits remarkable computational capabilities. In order to examine how these two features coexist, here we show that the patterns of synchronized oscillations displayed by networks of neural mass models, representing co... | 3,360 |
36853710 | PMC9871347 | pmc | 3,148 | {
"abstract": "Summary Self-healing materials exhibit irreplaceable advantages in artificial electronics given their ability to repair from accidental damage, but the self-healing ability is temperature sensitive, limiting their applications in cryogenic environments. Here, we describe steps to fabricate a versatile ... | 179 |
35491828 | PMC9239096 | pmc | 3,149 | {
"abstract": "ABSTRACT The rhizobium-legume symbiosis is essential for sustainable agriculture by reducing nitrogen fertilizer input, but its efficiency varies under fluctuating soil conditions and resources. The nitrogen-related phosphotransferase system (PTS Ntr ) consisting of PtsP, PtsO, and PtsN is required for... | 9,730 |
26788124 | PMC4717640 | pmc | 3,150 | {
"abstract": "Extracellular electron transfer in microorganisms has been applied for bioelectrochemical synthesis utilizing microbes to catalyze anodic and/or cathodic biochemical reactions. Anodic reactions (electron transfer from microbe to anode) are used for current production and cathodic reactions (electron tr... | 544 |
37316482 | PMC10267205 | pmc | 3,151 | {
"abstract": "Plasmids are the main vector by which antibiotic resistance is transferred between bacterial cells within surface-associated communities. In this study, we ask whether there is an optimal time to administer antibiotics to minimize plasmid spread in new bacterial genotypes during community expansion acr... | 4,331 |
26696820 | PMC4678234 | pmc | 3,153 | {
"abstract": "Evaluating the effectiveness and performance of neuromorphic hardware is difficult. It is even more difficult when the task of interest is a closed-loop task; that is, a task where the output from the neuromorphic hardware affects some environment, which then in turn affects the hardware's future input... | 4,184 |
36798498 | PMC9926886 | pmc | 3,157 | {
"abstract": "Due to the increased industrial oily wastewater, developing a successful oil/water separation mechanism is a ubiquitous challenge. As oil/water separation is an interfacial phenomenon, a straightforward way is to utilize the special wettability of novel materials towards oil and water. In this work, we... | 6,787 |
32728495 | PMC7357558 | pmc | 3,158 | {
"abstract": "Background Plants are commonly colonized by a wide diversity of microbial species and the relationships created can range from mutualistic through to parasitic. Microorganisms that typically form symptomless associations with internal plant tissues are termed endophytes. Endophytes associate with most ... | 3,960 |
36179017 | PMC9524840 | pmc | 3,160 | {
"abstract": "Infectious diseases are an increasing threat to coral reefs, resulting in altered community structure and hindering the functional contributions of disease-susceptible species. We exposed seven reef-building coral species from the Caribbean to white plague disease and determined processes involved in (... | 5,403 |
30073049 | PMC6065350 | pmc | 3,161 | {
"abstract": "Abstract A major quest in network and community ecology has been centered on understanding the importance of structural patterns in species interaction networks—the synthesis of who interacts with whom in a given location and time. In the past decades, much effort has been devoted to infer the importan... | 3,499 |
28833661 | null | s2 | 3,162 | {
"abstract": "Marine mussels use catechol-rich interfacial mussel foot proteins (mfps) as primers that attach to mineral surfaces via hydrogen, metal coordination, electrostatic, ionic, or hydrophobic bonds, creating a secondary surface that promotes bonding to the bulk mfps. Inspired by this biological adhesive pri... | 247 |
33219310 | PMC7679399 | pmc | 3,163 | {
"abstract": "In a globalized world, plant invasions are common challenges for native ecosystems. Although a considerable number of invasive plants form arbuscular mycorrhizae, interactions between arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi and invasive and native plants are not well understood. In this study, we conducted a... | 3,268 |
26757703 | PMC4710996 | pmc | 3,164 | {
"abstract": "Background Metatranscriptomics is emerging as a powerful technology for the functional characterization of complex microbial communities (microbiomes). Use of unbiased RNA-sequencing can reveal both the taxonomic composition and active biochemical functions of a complex microbial community. However, th... | 11,365 |
38602433 | PMC11187886 | pmc | 3,165 | {
"abstract": "Abstract The appearance of triboelectric nanogenerators (TENG) provides a promising energy technology for harvesting abundant water wave energy. Here, the design and fabrication of a swinging origami‐structured TENG (SO‐TENG) tailored specifically for water wave energy harvesting are presented. The des... | 8,014 |
32295125 | PMC7215868 | pmc | 3,168 | {
"abstract": "Microorganisms thriving in hot springs and hydrothermally active volcanic areas are dynamically involved in heavy-metal biogeochemical cycles; they have developed peculiar resistance systems to cope with such metals which nowadays can be considered among the most permanent and toxic pollutants for huma... | 5,095 |
32338757 | PMC7319469 | pmc | 3,169 | {
"abstract": "Abstract Microbial association networks are frequently used for understanding and comparing community dynamics from microbiome datasets. Inferring microbial correlations for such networks and obtaining meaningful biological insights, however, requires a lengthy data management workflow, choice of appro... | 2,806 |
29459692 | PMC5818653 | pmc | 3,170 | {
"abstract": "Coral reef ecosystems rely on stable symbiotic relationship between the dinoflagellate Symbiodinium spp. and host cnidarian animals. The collapse of such symbiosis could cause coral ‘bleaching’ and subsequent host death. Despite huge interest on Symbiodinium , lack of mutant strains and readily avai... | 3,582 |
33758029 | PMC8546985 | pmc | 3,171 | {
"abstract": "ABSTRACT The bacterial extracellular matrix forms autonomously, giving rise to complex material properties and multicellular behaviors. Synthetic matrix analogues can replicate these functions but require exogenously added material or have limited programmability. Here, we design a two-strain bacterial... | 4,658 |
35726119 | PMC9543694 | pmc | 3,172 | {
"abstract": "Abstract Biofilms are promising candidates for sustainable bioprocessing applications. This work presents a rational design of biofilm catalysts by integrating extra‐ and intracellular catalysis systems with optimized substrate channeling to realize efficient multistep biosynthesis. An assembly of four... | 8,548 |
38869023 | PMC11210287 | pmc | 3,174 | {
"abstract": "Controlling surface\nmorphology is one of the main strategies\nused\nto tune surface hydrophobic and icephobic properties. Taking advantage\nof coating growth by initiated chemical vapor deposition, random and\nordered wrinkles were induced on a thin film of polyperfluorodecyl\nacrylate (pPFDA) deposit... | 6,298 |
27555854 | PMC4977305 | pmc | 3,175 | {
"abstract": "Microalgae are currently emerging to be very promising organisms for the production of biofuels and high-added value compounds. Understanding the influence of environmental alterations on their metabolism is a crucial issue. Light, carbon and nitrogen availability have been reported to induce important... | 6,134 |
21990612 | PMC3190357 | pmc | 3,176 | {
"abstract": "ABSTRACT Antivirulence drugs disarm rather than kill pathogens and are thought to alleviate the problem of resistance, although there is no evidence to support this notion. Quorum sensing (QS) often controls cooperative virulence factor production and is therefore an attractive antivirulence target, fo... | 1,286 |
30112808 | PMC6528610 | pmc | 3,180 | {
"abstract": "Abstract Three anaerobic reactors using pig manure ( PM ), maize straw ( MS ), and a mixture of the two as substrates were compared for archaeal community structure and diversity, and for methanogens response to increased organic loading rate ( OLR , expressed in the mass of volatile solid ( VS )). Met... | 6,790 |
37599649 | PMC10467333 | pmc | 3,181 | {
"abstract": "We numerically study the dynamics of a passive fluid droplet confined within a microchannel whose walls are covered with a thin layer of active gel. The latter represents a fluid of extensile material modelling, for example, a suspension of cytoskeletal filaments and molecular motors. Our results show ... | 2,921 |
38899885 | PMC11267869 | pmc | 3,182 | {
"abstract": "ABSTRACT Purple sulfur bacteria (PSB) are capable of anoxygenic photosynthesis via oxidizing reduced sulfur compounds and are considered key drivers of the sulfur cycle in a range of anoxic environments. In this study, we show that Allochromatium vinosum (a PSB species) is capable of autotrophic grow... | 8,840 |
30597855 | PMC6359297 | pmc | 3,184 | {
"abstract": "The aim of this work is to investigate the properties of biofilms, spontaneously grown on cathode electrodes of single-chamber microbial fuel cells, when used as catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). To this purpose, a comparison between two sets of different carbon-based cathode electrodes is... | 3,977 |
38013676 | PMC10644234 | pmc | 3,185 | {
"abstract": "Dynamic covalent networks (DCNs) are materials that feature reversible bond formation and breaking, allowing for self-healing and recyclability. To speed up the bond exchange, significant amounts of catalyst are used, which creates safety concerns. To tackle this issue, we report the synthesis of a lip... | 5,216 |
20119486 | PMC2810364 | pmc | 3,186 | {
"abstract": "Honeybees exhibit two patterns of organization of work. In the spring and summer, division of labor is used to maximize growth rate and resource accumulation, while during the winter, worker survivorship through the poor season is paramount, and bees become generalists. This work proposes new organisma... | 930 |
31844298 | null | s2 | 3,188 | {
"abstract": "Legumes obtain nitrogen from air through rhizobia residing in root nodules. Some species of rhizobia can colonize cereals but do not fix nitrogen on them. Disabling native regulation can turn on nitrogenase expression, even in the presence of nitrogenous fertilizer and low oxygen, but continuous nitrog... | 371 |
39747160 | PMC11695860 | pmc | 3,190 | {
"abstract": "Nylon 12 is valued for its exceptional properties and diverse industrial applications. Traditional chemical synthesis of nylon 12 faces significant technical challenges and environmental concerns, while bioproduction from plant-extracted decanoic acid (DDA) raises issues related to deforestation and bi... | 4,474 |
38538313 | PMC10982111 | pmc | 3,191 | {
"abstract": "A more detailed understanding of the mechanisms underlying the formation of microbial communities is essential for the efficient management of microbial ecosystems. The stable states of microbial communities are commonly perceived as static and, thus, have not been extensively examined. The present stu... | 2,407 |
35857760 | null | s2 | 3,192 | {
"abstract": "Bacteria are keenly sensitive to properties of the surfaces they contact, regulating their ability to form biofilms and initiate infections. This study examines how the presence of flagella, interactions between the cell body and the surface, or motility itself guides the dynamic contact between bacter... | 136 |
27757415 | PMC5065250 | pmc | 3,193 | {
"abstract": "Plants have convergently evolved to use monolignol ferulate conjugates to produce lignins containing chemically labile backbone esters.",
"introduction": "INTRODUCTION One of the major adaptations of terrestrial plants to life on land is their ability to produce lignin for structural strength and def... | 2,120 |
36828856 | PMC9957988 | pmc | 3,196 | {
"abstract": "Neuromorphic computing using nonvolatile memories is expected to tackle the memory wall and energy efficiency bottleneck in the von Neumann system and to mitigate the stagnation of Moore’s law. However, an ideal artificial neuron possessing bio-inspired behaviors as exemplified by the requisite leaky-i... | 6,977 |
37603746 | PMC10466089 | pmc | 3,197 | {
"abstract": "Significance Atmospheric methane abundance has risen to a historically high value at 1.92 ppm in 2023 and continues to increase rapidly. A key natural sink for methane is attributed to aerobic methanotrophs that can actively oxidize methane and assimilate the carbon into biomass, and thus, they are can... | 6,317 |
30687779 | PMC6343076 | pmc | 3,198 | {
"abstract": "Variation in microbial activity levels is increasingly being recognized as both an important dimension in community function and a complicating factor in sequencing-based survey methods. This study extends previous reports that rare taxa may contribute disproportionately to community activity in some n... | 9,148 |
22027591 | PMC3207205 | pmc | 3,199 | {
"abstract": "Expanding the useful lifespan of materials is becoming highly desirable, and self-healing and self-repairing materials may become valuable commodities. The formation of supramolecular materials through host–guest interactions is a powerful method to create non-conventional materials. Here we report the... | 493 |
39645585 | PMC11754932 | pmc | 3,200 | {
"abstract": "Summary \n Many plant species experience a prolonged subterranean phase during which they rely entirely on mycorrhizal fungi for carbon. While this mycoheterotrophic strategy spans liverworts, lycophytes, and ferns, most empirical research has centered on angiosperms. This study explores the fungal ass... | 5,217 |
36997991 | PMC10064694 | pmc | 3,203 | {
"abstract": "The difficulty of degrading lignin is the main factor limiting the high-value conversion process of lignocellulosic biomass. The biodegradation of lignin has attracted much attention because of its strong environmental friendliness, but it still faces some dilemmas such as slow degradation rate and poo... | 10,349 |
29021534 | PMC5636887 | pmc | 3,204 | {
"abstract": "Streptococcus pneumoniae becomes competent for genetic transformation when exposed to an autoinducer peptide known as competence-stimulating peptide (CSP). This peptide was originally described as a quorum-sensing signal, enabling individual cells to regulate competence in response to population densi... | 3,703 |
37681105 | PMC10480136 | pmc | 3,205 | {
"abstract": "Explaining the foundation of cognitive abilities in the processing of information by neural systems has been in the beginnings of biophysics since McCulloch and Pitts pioneered work within the biophysics school of Chicago in the 1940s and the interdisciplinary cybernetists meetings in the 1950s, insepa... | 1,925 |
37744813 | PMC10515406 | pmc | 3,206 | {
"abstract": "Cyanobacteria have been studied in recent decades to\ninvestigate\nthe principle mechanisms of plant-type oxygenic photosynthesis, as\nthey are the inventors of this process, and their cultivation and\nresearch is much easier compared to land plants. Nevertheless, many\ncyanobacterial strains possess t... | 3,744 |
30784401 | null | s2 | 3,207 | {
"abstract": "Metabolic engineers seek to produce high-value products from inexpensive starting materials in a sustainable and cost-effective manner by using microbes as cellular factories. However, pathway development and optimization can be arduous tasks, complicated by pathway bottlenecks and toxicity. Pathway or... | 362 |
22229696 | null | s2 | 3,210 | {
"abstract": "Novel protein chimeras constituted of \"silk\" and a silica-binding peptide (KSLSRHDHIHHH) were synthesized by genetic or chemical approaches and their influence on silica-silk based chimera composite formation evaluated. Genetic chimeras were constructed from 6 or 15 repeats of the 32 amino acid conse... | 478 |
22355675 | PMC3240979 | pmc | 3,212 | {
"abstract": "Apoptotic cell death has been implicated in coral bleaching but the molecules involved and\n the mechanisms by which apoptosis is regulated are only now being identified. In contrast\n the mechanisms underlying apoptosis in higher animals are relatively well understood. To\n better... | 2,789 |
29048525 | PMC5737686 | pmc | 3,213 | {
"abstract": "Abstract Scleractinian corals are the foundation species of the coral-reef ecosystem. Their calcium carbonate skeletons form extensive structures that are home to millions of species, making coral reefs one of the most diverse ecosystems of our planet. However, our understanding of how reef-building co... | 4,503 |
33336520 | PMC11468029 | pmc | 3,214 | {
"abstract": "Abstract The advancement of technology has a profound and far‐reaching impact on the society, now penetrating all areas of life. From cradle to grave, one is supported by and depends on a wide range of electronic and robotic appliances, with an ever more intimate integration of the digital and biologic... | 1,900 |
40113245 | PMC11974394 | pmc | 3,215 | {
"abstract": "Abstract Iron cycling including phototrophic Fe(II) oxidation has been observed in multiple permanently stratified meromictic lakes, yet less focus has been on dimictic lakes, which seasonally overturn and are vastly more common. Here, we investigated iron cycling in a dimictic lake, Großes Heiliges Me... | 4,965 |
37885729 | PMC10598529 | pmc | 3,218 | {
"abstract": "Nowadays, the tendency to replace conventional fossil-based plastics is increasing considerably; there is a growing trend towards alternatives that involve the development of plastic materials derived from renewable sources, which are compostable and biodegradable. Indeed, only 1.5 % of whole plastic p... | 1,562 |
37248049 | PMC10549213 | pmc | 3,219 | {
"abstract": "Abstract Plastic waste is an outstanding environmental thread. Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) is one of the most abundantly produced single-use plastics worldwide, but its recycling rates are low. In parallel, additive manufacturing is a rapidly evolving technology with wide-ranging applications.... | 4,425 |
22851018 | PMC3536970 | pmc | 3,221 | {
"abstract": "In this study, the potential of Corynebacterium glutamicum for reductive whole-cell biotransformation is shown. The NADPH-dependent reduction of the prochiral methyl acetoacetate (MAA) to the chiral ( R )-methyl 3-hydroxybutyrate (MHB) by an alcohol dehydrogenase from Lactobacillus brevis ( Lbadh )... | 3,161 |
34553134 | PMC8441150 | pmc | 3,223 | {
"abstract": "Summary Biohybrid photo/electrosynthetic systems synergize microbial metabolic pathways and inorganic materials to generate the fuels and chemicals to power our society. They aim to combine the strengths of product selectivity from biological cells and efficient charge generation and light absorption o... | 4,998 |
36557852 | PMC9785513 | pmc | 3,224 | {
"abstract": "Regarding the limited resources for fossil fuels and increasing global energy demands, greenhouse gas emissions, and climate change, there is a need to find alternative energy sources that are sustainable, environmentally friendly, renewable, and economically viable. In the last several decades, intere... | 3,395 |
23863124 | PMC3755335 | pmc | 3,226 | {
"abstract": "In Corynebacterium glutamicum formation of glc-1-P (α-glucose-1-phosphate) from glc-6-P (glucose-6-phosphate) by α-Pgm (phosphoglucomutase) is supposed to be crucial for synthesis of glycogen and the cell wall precursors trehalose and rhamnose. Furthermore, Pgm is probably necessary for glycogen degr... | 3,406 |
35311532 | PMC9040828 | pmc | 3,230 | {
"abstract": "ABSTRACT Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic bacterial pathogen that exhibits pathogenicity in an unusually broad range of plants and animals, and it is of interest to study the roles of particular virulence-related factors in diverse hosts. The production of many P. aeruginosa virulence fact... | 297 |
35566827 | PMC9101211 | pmc | 3,231 | {
"abstract": "Humins waste valorization is considered to be an essential pathway to improve the economic viability of many biorefinery processes and further promote their circularity by avoiding waste formation. In this research, the incorporation of humins in a Diels–Alder (DA) polymer network based on furan-maleim... | 10,532 |
36406536 | PMC9670377 | pmc | 3,233 | {
"abstract": "Crevice corrosion accounts for 62% of the recorded breakdown\nof\ninsulators utilized in transmission lines, which may interfere with\nthe reliability of power utilities. To address these challenges, sustainable\nand resilient slippery lubricant-infused porous surfaces (SLIPS) are\ndeveloped on insulat... | 5,039 |
28206708 | null | s2 | 3,236 | {
"abstract": "The current upper thermal limit for life as we know it is approximately 120°C. Microorganisms that grow optimally at temperatures of 75°C and above are usually referred to as 'extreme thermophiles' and include both bacteria and archaea. For over a century, there has been great scientific curiosity in t... | 420 |
38966388 | PMC11223650 | pmc | 3,237 | {
"abstract": "While poly (3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) holds promise as a bioplastic, its commercial utilization has been hampered by the high cost of raw materials. However, glycerol emerges as a viable feedstock for PHB production, offering a sustainable production approach and substantial cost reduction potential. Gl... | 3,029 |
27247624 | PMC4886415 | pmc | 3,238 | {
"abstract": "Background Clostridium acetobutylicum has been a focus of research because of its ability to produce high-value compounds that can be used as biofuels. Lignocellulose is a promising feedstock, but the lignin–cellulose–hemicellulose biomass complex requires chemical pre-treatment to yield fermentable s... | 8,724 |
26405376 | null | s2 | 3,240 | {
"abstract": "We present a new fabrication method to produce arrays of highly responsive polymer-metal core-shell magnetic microactuators. The core-shell fabrication method decouples the elastic and magnetic structural components such that the actuator response can be optimized by adjusting the core-shell geometry. ... | 172 |
25931032 | null | s2 | 3,241 | {
"abstract": "Metabolic glycoengineering is a specialization of metabolic engineering that focuses on using small molecule metabolites to manipulate biosynthetic pathways responsible for oligosaccharide and glycoconjugate production. As outlined in this article, this technique has blossomed in mammalian systems over... | 198 |
38658197 | PMC11092278 | pmc | 3,245 | {
"abstract": "Abstract The dihydrogen (H 2 ) sector is undergoing development and will require massive storage solutions. To minimize costs, the conversion of underground geological storage sites, such as deep aquifers, used for natural gas storage into future underground hydrogen storage sites is the favored scenar... | 11,582 |
39468862 | PMC11733720 | pmc | 3,246 | {
"abstract": "Abstract Neural networks as a core information processing technology in machine learning and artificial intelligence demand substantial computational resources to deal with the extensive multiply‐accumulate operations. Neuromorphic computing is an emergent solution to address this problem, allowing the... | 1,921 |
32689917 | null | s2 | 3,247 | {
"abstract": "Biofilms are the dominant bacterial lifestyle. The regulation of the formation and dispersal of bacterial biofilms has been the subject of study in many organisms. Over the last two decades, the mechanisms of "
} | 52 |
35409042 | PMC8998331 | pmc | 3,248 | {
"abstract": "Hydrophobic fibrous slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces (SLIPS) were fabricated by electrospinning polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and polystyrene (PS) as a carrier polymer on plasma-treated polyethylene (PE) and polyurethane (PU) substrates. Subsequent infusion of blackseed oil (BSO) into the porous s... | 5,949 |
28362724 | PMC5496671 | pmc | 3,249 | {
"abstract": "Theory predicts that horizontal gene transfer (HGT) expands the selective conditions under which genes spread in bacterial populations. Whereas vertically inherited genes can only spread by positively selected clonal expansion, mobile genetic elements can drive fixation of genes by infectious HGT. We t... | 261 |
34693062 | PMC8515249 | pmc | 3,250 | {
"abstract": "Soil microbial communities play a crucial role in soil fertility, sustainability, and plant health. However, intensive agriculture with increasing chemical inputs and changing environments have influenced native soil microbial communities. Approaches have been developed to study the structure, diversit... | 1,937 |
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