Deciphering cell–cell interactions and communication from gene expression

E Armingol, A Officer, O Harismendy… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Cell–cell interactions orchestrate organismal development, homeostasis and single-cell
functions. When cells do not properly interact or improperly decode molecular messages …

Reconstructing organisms in silico: genome-scale models and their emerging applications

X Fang, CJ Lloyd, BO Palsson - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2020 - nature.com
Escherichia coli is considered to be the best-known microorganism given the large number
of published studies detailing its genes, its genome and the biochemical functions of its …

Positive interactions are common among culturable bacteria

J Kehe, A Ortiz, A Kulesa, J Gore, PC Blainey… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Interspecies interactions shape the structure and function of microbial communities. In
particular, positive, growth-promoting interactions can substantially affect the diversity and …

Algal–bacterial consortia for bioproduct generation and wastewater treatment

L Jiang, Y Li, H Pei - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Microalgae have been developed as promising candidates for bioenergy production,
coupled with answering challenges related to water pollution and global warming. When …

Synergy between microalgae and microbiome in polluted waters

N Ashraf, F Ahmad, Y Lu - Trends in microbiology, 2023 - cell.com
Microalga–microbiome interactions are central to both health and disease of aquatic
environments. Despite impressive advances in deciphering how microorganisms participate …

Microplastics as an aquatic pollutant affect gut microbiota within aquatic animals

W Li, X Chen, M Li, Z Cai, H Gong, M Yan - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
The adverse impact of microplastics (MPs) on gut microbiota within aquatic animals
depends on the overall effect of chemicals and biofilm of MPs. Thus, it is ideal to fully …

Genome-scale metabolic modeling enables in-depth understanding of big data

A Passi, JD Tibocha-Bonilla, M Kumar, D Tec-Campos… - Metabolites, 2021 - mdpi.com
Genome-scale metabolic models (GEMs) enable the mathematical simulation of the
metabolism of archaea, bacteria, and eukaryotic organisms. GEMs quantitatively define a …

From competition to facilitation and mutualism: a general theory of the niche

T Koffel, T Daufresne, CA Klausmeier - Ecological Monographs, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Niche Theory is a central framework in ecology based on the recognition that most
interactions between organisms are indirect, mediated by the biotic and abiotic dynamical …

Algae biofilm reduces microbe-derived dissolved organic nitrogen discharges: performance and mechanisms

Y Lin, L Wang, K Xu, H Huang… - Environmental Science & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Microbe-derived dissolved organic nitrogen (mDON) can readily induce harmful
phytoplankton blooms, and thus, restricting its discharges is necessary. Recently, algae …

[HTML][HTML] Toward merging bottom–up and top–down model-based designing of synthetic microbial communities

D San León, J Nogales - Current Opinion in Microbiology, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•Analysis and designing of microbiomes have become a new paradigm in
microbiology.•Understanding and rational engineering of microbiomes require model-based …