ReviewBioengineered2021
Bioengineered microbes for soil health restoration: present status and future.
Review in Bioengineered, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.
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- Halotolerant bacteria isolated from the soils of Indian mangrove ecosystem for metal removal and NPK enhancement.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- A roadmap to understanding and anticipating microbial gene transfer in soil communities.Microbiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR · 2025Review
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- Engineering Useful Microbial Species for Pharmaceutical Applications.Microorganisms · 2025Review
- Synergistic benefits of AMF: development of sustainable plant defense system.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Review
- The recent genetic modification techniques for improve soil conservation, nutrient uptake and utilization.GM crops & food · 2024Review
- Perspectives on Genetically Engineered Microorganisms and Their Regulation in the United States.ACS synthetic biology · 2024Review
- A culture-independent approach, supervised machine learning, and the characterization of the microbial community composition of coastal areas across the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea.BMC microbiology · 2024Article
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- Plant growth-promoting bacteria in metal-contaminated soil: Current perspectives on remediation mechanisms.Frontiers in microbiology · 2022Review
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Abstract
According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), soil health is declining over the decades and it has an adverse impact on human health and food security. Hence, soil health restoration is a need of the hour. It is known that microorganisms play a vital role in remediation of soil pollutants like heavy metals, pesticides, hydrocarbons, etc. However, the indigenous microbes have a limited capacity to degrade these pollutants and it will be a slow process. Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) can catalyze the degradation process as their altered metabolic pathways lead to hypersecretions of various biomolecules that favor the bioremediation process. This review provides an overview on the application of bioengineered microorganisms for the restoration of soil health by degradation of various pollutants. It also sheds light on the challenges of using GMOs in environmental application as their introduction may affect the normal microbial community in soil. Since soil health also refers to the potential of native organisms to survive, the possible changes in the native microbial community with the introduction of GMOs are also discussed. Finally, the future prospects of using bioengineered microorganisms in environmental engineering applications to make the soil fertile and healthy have been deciphered. With the alarming rates of soil health loss, the treatment of soil and soil health restoration need to be fastened to a greater pace and the combinatorial efforts unifying GMOs, plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria, and other soil amendments will provide an effective solution to soil heath restoration ten years ahead.
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