Extremofuels: production of biofuels by extremophile microbes as an alternative to avoid climate change effects

Passarini, Michel Rodrigo Zambrano; Duarte, Alysson Wagner Fernandes; Rosa, Luiz Henrique; Oliveira, Valéria Maia de; Ottoni, Júlia Ronzella

doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-90571-8.00010-9

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“…Extremophiles are the microorganisms thriving in extreme environments apparent with harsh conditions such as thermophilic (high-temperature), psychrophilic (low temperature), halophilic (hypersaline environment), acidophilic (low pH), alkaliphilic (high pH), piezophilic (high pressure/deep sea), radiophilic (high radiation), xerophilic (no water), anaerobes (absence of oxygen), and snottite (in caves), and where normal life does not exist [68]. Our planet possesses various combinations of different ecological environments, which range from mild to extremely harsh, based on human perception, but microbial nature is ubiquitous and present in all places.…”

Section: Climate-smart Agriculturementioning

confidence: 99%

Climate-Resilient Microbial Biotechnology: A Perspective on Sustainable Agriculture

Tan

Kalhoro

et al. 2022

Sustainability

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We designed this review to describe a compilation of studies to enlighten the concepts of plant–microbe interactions, adopted protocols in smart crop farming, and biodiversity to reaffirm sustainable agriculture. The ever-increasing use of agrochemicals to boost crop production has created health hazards to humans and the environment. Microbes can bring up the hidden strength of plants, augmenting disease resistance and yield, hereafter, crops could be grown without chemicals by harnessing microbes that live in/on plants and soil. This review summarizes an understanding of the functions and importance of indigenous microbial communities; host–microbial and microbial–microbial interactions; simplified experimentally controlled synthetic flora used to perform targeted operations; maintaining the molecular mechanisms; and microbial agent application technology. It also analyzes existing problems and forecasts prospects. The real advancement of microbiome engineering requires a large number of cycles to obtain the necessary ecological principles, precise manipulation of the microbiome, and predictable results. To advance this approach, interdisciplinary collaboration in the areas of experimentation, computation, automation, and applications is required. The road to microbiome engineering seems to be long; however, research and biotechnology provide a promising approach for proceeding with microbial engineering and address persistent social and environmental issues.

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Section: Climate-smart Agriculturementioning

confidence: 99%