ReviewMicroorganisms2025
Metagenome-Assembled Genomes (MAGs): Advances, Challenges, and Ecological Insights.
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- Interactions of PGPR from the phylum bacillota with native rhizosphere microbiota: current insights and future perspectives.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2026Review
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- Urban forest restoration enhances soil microbial functional potential and functional insurance via shifts in β-diversity.Environmental microbiome · 2026Article
- Genetically engineered lipases: advances in expression and upscaling for industrial applications.Archives of microbiology · 2026Review
- 16S rRNA Gene and Metagenomic Analysis Revealed an Association Between Cecal Microbiota and Pork Umami.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Ecological and evolutionary dynamics of the oral microbiome across childhood.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Editorial for Special Issue "Biotechnology for Environmental Remediation".Microorganisms · 2026Article
- Microbial stewardship for sustainable dye remediation with a special emphasis on consortia engineering, computational techniques, and microbial bioprospecting.Archives of microbiology · 2026Review
- Predicting microbial community responses to disturbance using genome-resolved trait-based life-history strategies.The ISME journal · 2026Article
- Integrative Bioinformatics Approaches in Environmental Biotechnology: A Review.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2026Review
- annoreport: an interactive tool for metagenome annotation.Bioinformatics advances · 2026Article
- Genome-resolved insights into hydrocarbon-transforming and nitrate-reducing microbial communities from deep petroleum reservoir cores of the Nashpa Oil Field, Pakistan.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Genomic insights into bacterial communities of coenocytic algae using metagenome-assembled genomes.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Annotation of glycoside hydrolases in unassembled metagenomes using CAZyOBioinformatics advances · 2026Article
- Functional metagenomic reconstruction of microbial pathways altered by probiotic supplementation in liver failure.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Article
- Next-generation detection in bovine respiratory and enteric diseases: metagenomic and amplicon sequencing insights into microbial diversity.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Review
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Abstract
Metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) have revolutionized microbial ecology by enabling the genome-resolved study of uncultured microorganisms directly from environmental samples. By leveraging high-throughput sequencing, advanced assembly algorithms, and genome binning techniques, researchers can reconstruct microbial genomes without the need for cultivation. These methodological advances have expanded the known microbial diversity, revealing novel taxa and metabolic pathways involved in key biogeochemical cycles, including carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur transformations. MAG-based studies have identified microbial lineages form Archaea and Bacteria responsible for methane oxidation, carbon sequestration in marine sediments, ammonia oxidation, and sulfur metabolism, highlighting their critical roles in ecosystem stability. From a sustainability perspective, MAGs provide essential insights for climate change mitigation, sustainable agriculture, and bioremediation. The ability to characterize microbial communities in diverse environments, including soil, aquatic ecosystems, and extreme habitats, enhances biodiversity conservation and supports the development of microbial-based environmental management strategies. Despite these advancements, challenges such as assembly biases, incomplete metabolic reconstructions, and taxonomic uncertainties persist. Continued improvements in sequencing technologies, hybrid assembly approaches, and multi-omics integration will further refine MAG-based analyses. As methodologies advance, MAGs will remain a cornerstone for understanding microbial contributions to global biogeochemical processes and developing sustainable interventions for environmental resilience.
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