[HTML][HTML] Natural carbon fixation and advances in synthetic engineering for redesigning and creating new fixation pathways

SS Correa, J Schultz, KJ Lauersen… - Journal of advanced …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Autotrophic carbon fixation is the primary route through which organic carbon
enters the biosphere, and it is a key step in the biogeochemical carbon cycle. The Calvin …

[HTML][HTML] Exopolysaccharides from cyanobacteria: strategies for bioprocess development

D Cruz, V Vasconcelos, G Pierre, P Michaud… - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cyanobacteria have the potential to become an industrially sustainable source of functional
biopolymers. Their exopolysaccharides (EPS) harbor chemical complexity, which predicts …

Collective self-caging of active filaments in virtual confinement

M Kurjahn, L Abbaspour, F Papenfuß, P Bittihn… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Motility coupled to responsive behavior is essential for many microorganisms to seek and
establish appropriate habitats. One of the simplest possible responses, reversing the …

Evaluation of zinc oxide nanoparticles on lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) growth and soil bacterial community

J Xu, X Luo, Y Wang, Y Feng - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2018 - Springer
The wide spread of nanoparticles (NPs) has caused tremendous concerns on agricultural
ecosystem. Some metallic NPs, such as zinc oxide (ZnO), can be utilized as a nano-fertilizer …

Cyanobacteria in diverse habitats

LA Gaysina, A Saraf, P Singh - Cyanobacteria, 2019 - Elsevier
Cyanobacteria are an enormously diverse group of prokaryotes whose adaptive capacity
along with the ability to tolerate extreme conditions makes them omnipresent. They are …

[HTML][HTML] A review of the effect of trace metals on freshwater cyanobacterial growth and toxin production

JA Facey, SC Apte, SM Mitrovic - Toxins, 2019 - mdpi.com
Cyanobacterial blooms are becoming more common in freshwater systems, causing
ecological degradation and human health risks through exposure to cyanotoxins. The role of …

Cyanobacteria as photoautotrophic biofactories of high-value chemicals

D Norena-Caro, MG Benton - Journal of CO2 Utilization, 2018 - Elsevier
Cyanobacteria were the first organisms to use oxygenic photosynthesis for converting
carbon dioxide into useful organic chemicals. However, the chemical industry has …

A metagenomic approach to cyanobacterial genomics

DO Alvarenga, MF Fiore, AM Varani - Frontiers in microbiology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Cyanobacteria, or oxyphotobacteria, are primary producers that establish ecological
interactions with a wide variety of organisms. Although their associations with eukaryotes …

Investigation of toxic effect of mercury on Microcystis aeruginosa: Correlation between intracellular mercury content at single cells level and algae physiological …

W Tang, M He, B Chen, G Ruan, Y **a, P Xu… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Single-cell studies can help to understand individual differences and obtain atypical cellular
characteristics in view of cellular heterogeneity. Herein, the accumulation of mercury (Hg) in …

Cyanobacteria: Role in sustainable biomanufacturing and nitrogen fixation

T Nawaz, S Fahad, L Gu, S Saud… - Biofuels, Bioproducts …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Cyanobacteria, renowned for their nitrogen‐fixing characteristics, are important for
sustainable biomanufacturing and agricultural innovation. This review explores the synergy …