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SynCom-mediated herbicide degradation activates microbial carbon metabolism in soils.
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- Principles for Rigorous Design and Application of Synthetic Microbial Communities.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Pooled it
- Machine Learning-Guided Synthetic Microbial Communities Enable Functional and Sustainable Degradation of Persistent Environmental Pollutants.Environmental science & technology · 2026Article
- Functional Portability of a Hyperaccumulator-Derived Core Microbiome: Enhancing Cadmium Phytoextraction inToxics · 2026Article
- Mechanism of atrazine metabolism by the microbial Y9 community and related soil-plant remediation effects.BMC microbiology · 2026Article
- The core microbiome of the AMF hyphosphere: mineralization mechanisms of key soil mineral elements.Mycorrhiza · 2026Review
- Metabolic interactions enable aerobic degradation of the environmental pollutant BDE-47.The ISME journal · 2026Article
- A minimal cross-kingdom SynCom promotes plant growth and suppresses wheat crown rot via coordinated rhizosphere microbiome remodeling.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Unveiling the role of soil microorganisms in indicating paddy soil health via metagenomics combined with machine learning.ISME communications · 2026Article
- Engineering synthetic microbial communities for soil restoration: from rational design to multi-scale biogeochemical applications.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Review
- Deep enrichment of soilFrontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
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- Engineering Plant-Microbiome Interaction Networks for Predictive Soil Bioremediation Under the Stress-Stability Paradox.Physiologia plantarumReview
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Abstract
Extensive herbicide residues in the black soil of northeastern China are considered a significant agricultural pollution threat, yet effective bioremediation of this complex and persistent mixture remains a challenge. We identified 16 bacterial species that associated with these herbicide residues in situ, nine of which were culturable and could degrade multiple herbicides. From these strains, we constructed a four-member synthetic microbial community (SynCom) that degrades multiple herbicides, stabilizes colonization, increases soil bacterial biodiversity, and alters soil enzyme activity. Under laboratory conditions, the SynCom degraded eight herbicides within 48 h with >60% efficiency, and accumulated carbon on the cell surface of the constituent species. In black soil microcosm trials, the SynCom achieved 60%-99% degradation efficiency of the endogenous herbicides over 35 days and was able to consistently maintain biomass above 10
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