Applications of Fourier Transform-Infrared spectroscopy in microbial cell biology and environmental microbiology: advances, challenges, and future perspectives

A Kassem, L Abbas, O Coutinho, S Opara… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Microorganisms play pivotal roles in shaping ecosystems and biogeochemical cycles. Their
intricate interactions involve complex biochemical processes. Fourier Transform-Infrared (FT …

[HTML][HTML] New cold-adapted bacteria for efficient hydrolysis of feather waste at low temperature

M Smirnova, CB Losada, V Akulava… - Bioresource Technology …, 2023 - Elsevier
A novel cold-adapted bacteria Arthrobacter oryzae BIM B-1663 isolated from Antarctic green
snow showed keratinase activity and efficient poultry feather degradation. A. oryzae strain …

[HTML][HTML] Screening for pigment production and characterization of pigment profile and photostability in cold-adapted Antarctic bacteria using FT-Raman spectroscopy

V Akulava, D Byrtusova, B Zimmermann… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microbial pigments can replace synthetic organic pigments which often produced in
unsustainable way and can be toxic. Therefore, search for new pigment producing …

Towards high-throughput screening (HTS) of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production via Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy of Halomonas sp. R5-57 and …

M Christensen, I Chiciudean, P Jablonski, AM Tanase… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
High-throughput screening (HTS) methods for characterization of microbial production of
polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are currently under investigated, despite the advent of such …

Explorative characterization and taxonomy‐aligned comparison of alterations in lipids and other biomolecules in Antarctic bacteria grown at different temperatures

V Akulava, M Smirnova, D Byrtusova… - Environmental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Temperature significantly impacts bacterial physiology, metabolism and cell chemistry. In
this study, we analysed lipids and the total cellular biochemical profile of 74 fast‐growing …

Influence of phenotypic variation of Paenibacillus polymyxa E681 on growth promotion in cucumbers

Y Lee, S Kwon, K Balaraju, Y Jeon - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The goal of the current study is to better understand how bacteria may adapt to survive
under adverse environmental conditions by altering and improving their phenotypes. In this …

Isolation, physiological characterization, and antibiotic susceptibility testing of fast-growing Bacteria from the Sea-affected Temporary Meltwater ponds in the Thala …

V Akulava, U Miamin, K Akhremchuk, L Valentovich… - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The characterization of microbial communities from Antarctic temporary
meltwater ponds is limited, while they could serve as a source of biotechnologically …

Global biochemical profiling of fast-growing Antarctic bacteria isolated from meltwater ponds by high-throughput FTIR spectroscopy

V Akulava, V Tafintseva, U Blazhko, A Kohler… - PloS one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy is a biophysical technique used for non-
destructive biochemical profiling of biological samples. It can provide comprehensive …

A Comprehensive Methodology for Microbial Strain Typing Using Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy

F Muchaamba, R Stephan - Methods and Protocols, 2024 - mdpi.com
A Comprehensive Methodology for Microbial Strain Typing Using Fourier-Transform Infrared
Spectroscopy Page 1 Methods Protoc. 2024, 7, 48. https://doi.org/10.3390/mps7030048 …

Multiscale spectroscopic analysis of lipids in dimorphic and oleaginous Mucor circinelloides accommodate sustainable targeted lipid production

V Shapaval, A Deniset-Besseau, D Dubava… - Fungal Biology and …, 2023 - Springer
Background Oleaginous fungi have versatile metabolism and able to transform a wide range
of substrates into lipids, accounting up to 20–70% of their total cell mass. Therefore …