ReviewBiology2022
Biotechnology of Microorganisms from Coal Environments: From Environmental Remediation to Energy Production.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 61 citations in OpenAlex.
- Microbial community restoration in abandoned coal mine lands: ecological assembly, functional mechanisms, and restoration strategies.Archives of microbiology · 2026Review
- Resource recovery from low-rank coal and livestock manure for sustainable agroecosystems: a review.Archives of microbiology · 2026Review
- Reducing spontaneous combustion propensity of lignite through functional group regulation by microbial flame retardant.Frontiers in chemistry · 2026Article
- From coal biodesulfurization to mine-soil remediation: a critical review of microbial sulfur transformation in coal-impacted environments.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026Review
- Indigenous fungi inoculation drives organic carbon accumulation and phosphorus transformation in coal gangue-based artificial soil: role of mineral-bioactivation.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Study on the effects and mechanisms of different coal matrix structures on the desulfurization efficiency of Pseudomonas putida.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- The mechanism underlying lignite biodegradation by Cupriavidus sp isolated from sludge.Biodegradation · 2025Article
- Recent progress on the biological degradation and solubilization of coal.Biodegradation · 2025Review
- Study of the potential forSustainable chemistry for climate action · 2025Article
- Screening halotolerant bacteria for their potential as plant growth-promoting and coal-solubilizing agents.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Isolation of native microorganisms from Shengli lignite and study on their ability to dissolve lignite.Bioprocess and biosystems engineering · 2024Article
- Comparative genomic analysis and characterization of novel high-quality draft genomes from the coal metagenome.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2024Article
- Exploring the Potential of Microbial Coalbed Methane for Sustainable Energy Development.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Photosynthesis and hydrogen energy for sustainability: harnessing the sun for a greener future.Photosynthetica · 2024Article
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
It was generally believed that coal sources are not favorable as live-in habitats for microorganisms due to their recalcitrant chemical nature and negligible decomposition. However, accumulating evidence has revealed the presence of diverse microbial groups in coal environments and their significant metabolic role in coal biogeochemical dynamics and ecosystem functioning. The high oxygen content, organic fractions, and lignin-like structures of lower-rank coals may provide effective means for microbial attack, still representing a greatly unexplored frontier in microbiology. Coal degradation/conversion technology by native bacterial and fungal species has great potential in agricultural development, chemical industry production, and environmental rehabilitation. Furthermore, native microalgal species can offer a sustainable energy source and an excellent bioremediation strategy applicable to coal spill/seam waters. Additionally, the measures of the fate of the microbial community would serve as an indicator of restoration progress on post-coal-mining sites. This review puts forward a comprehensive vision of coal biodegradation and bioprocessing by microorganisms native to coal environments for determining their biotechnological potential and possible applications.
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