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ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2026

Dilution-to-Stimulation: A Method for Selecting Polymer-Transforming Microbial Consortia.

Diego Javier Jiménez, Laura Díaz-García, Lila Aldakheel, Alexandre Soares Rosado

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Article in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Diego Javier JiménezBiological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering Division (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. diego.jimenezavella@kaust.edu.sa.
Laura Díaz-GarcíaDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Advanced Biomanufacturing Centre, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Lila AldakheelBiological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering Division (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Alexandre Soares RosadoBiological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering Division (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. alexandre.rosado@kaust.edu.sa.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The utilization of liquid enrichment cultures for selecting microbial communities has been employed to recover and increase the abundance of desired microbes capable of thriving on specific carbon sources. This strategy facilitates the development of microbial consortia designed to serve as models for studying the eco-enzymology of particular metabolic processes. In this context, we introduce a top-down method referred to as "dilution-to-stimulation" to artificially select polymer-transforming microbial consortia from soil samples.

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BacteriaMicrobial ConsortiaPolymersLigninMicrobiotaSoil MicrobiologyLigninlignocellulosePolymersEnrichment culturesLignocelluloseMicrobiome engineeringPlasticsSoil

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