1. Strategies to enhance production of metabolites in microbial co-culture systems.
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Guo, Lichun, Xi, Bingwen, and Lu, Liushen
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MICROBIOLOGICAL synthesis , *MICROBIAL metabolites , *SCALABILITY , *METABOLITES , *NATURAL products - Abstract
• The strategies of co-cultivation for metabolite production have been discovered. • The recent advancements and underlying mechanisms of co-cultivation were proposed. • The interactive cues and metabolic potential of co-cultivation were investigated. Increasing evidence shows that microbial synthesis plays an important role in producing high value-added products. However, microbial monoculture generally hampers metabolites production and limits scalability due to the increased metabolic burden on the host strain. In contrast, co-culture is a more flexible approach to improve the environmental adaptability and reduce the overall metabolic burden. The well-defined co-culturing microbial consortia can tap their metabolic potential to obtain yet-to-be discovered and pre-existing metabolites. This review focuses on the use of a co-culture strategy and its underlying mechanisms to enhance the production of products. Notably, the significance of comprehending the microbial interactions, diverse communication modes, genetic information, and modular co-culture involved in co-culture systems were highlighted. Furthermore, it addresses the current challenges and outlines potential future directions for microbial co-culture. This review provides better understanding the diversity and complexity of the interesting interaction and communication to advance the development of co-culture techniques. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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