ReviewFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology2023
Synthetic bacteria for the detection and bioremediation of heavy metals.
Review in Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.
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- Comprehensive analysis of Mithi river water quality: pollution assessment, and lead bioremediation by indigenous bacteria.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2025Article
- Genetic "expiry-date" circuits control lifespan of synthetic scavenger bacteria for safe bioremediation.Nucleic acids research · 2025Article
- Bacteria Under Metal Stress-Molecular Mechanisms of Metal Tolerance.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Untranslated region engineering strategies for gene overexpression, fine-tuning, and dynamic regulation.Journal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea) · 2025Review
- Microbiome diversity across physicochemical gradient in low-medium enthalpy springs at the Sierra Madre Oriental eastern flank, northeastern Mexico.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
- Biosynthesis of Indigo Dyes and Their Application in Green Chemical and Visual Biosensing for Heavy Metals.ACS omega · 2024Article
- Whole-Cell Biosensor for Iron Monitoring as a Potential Tool for Safeguarding Biodiversity in Polar Marine Environments.Marine drugs · 2024Review
- Synthetic bacteria designed using ars operons: a promising solution for arsenic biosensing and bioremediation.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2024Review
- The function of microbial enzymes in breaking down soil contaminated with pesticides: a review.Bioprocess and biosystems engineering · 2024Review
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Abstract
Toxic heavy metal accumulation is one of anthropogenic environmental pollutions, which poses risks to human health and ecological systems. Conventional heavy metal remediation approaches rely on expensive chemical and physical processes leading to the formation and release of other toxic waste products. Instead, microbial bioremediation has gained interest as a promising and cost-effective alternative to conventional methods, but the genetic complexity of microorganisms and the lack of appropriate genetic engineering technologies have impeded the development of bioremediating microorganisms. Recently, the emerging synthetic biology opened a new avenue for microbial bioremediation research and development by addressing the challenges and providing novel tools for constructing bacteria with enhanced capabilities: rapid detection and degradation of heavy metals while enhanced tolerance to toxic heavy metals. Moreover, synthetic biology also offers new technologies to meet biosafety regulations since genetically modified microorganisms may disrupt natural ecosystems. In this review, we introduce the use of microorganisms developed based on synthetic biology technologies for the detection and detoxification of heavy metals. Additionally, this review explores the technical strategies developed to overcome the biosafety requirements associated with the use of genetically modified microorganisms.
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