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Using Fungi in Artificial Microbial Consortia to Solve Bioremediation Problems

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Olga Senko, Елена Ефременко Елена Ефременко Елена Ефременко Елена Ефременко Olga Senko, Olga Senko, Елена Ефременко Елена Ефременко Елена Ефременко Ilya Lyagin, Ilya Lyagin, Olga Senko, Olga Maslova, Ilya Lyagin, Nikolay Stepanov, Nikolay Stepanov, Olga Senko, Nikolay Stepanov, Nikolay Stepanov, Nikolay Stepanov, Nikolay Stepanov, Aysel Aslanli, Aysel Aslanli, Olga Maslova, Olga Maslova, Olga Senko, Olga Senko, Olga Senko, Olga Senko, Nikolay Stepanov, Olga Maslova, Nikolay Stepanov, Nikolay Stepanov, Aysel Aslanli, Olga Maslova, Olga Senko, Olga Maslova, Olga Senko, Aysel Aslanli, Aysel Aslanli, Елена Ефременко Nikolay Stepanov, Ilya Lyagin, Ilya Lyagin, Ilya Lyagin, Aysel Aslanli, Nikolay Stepanov, Елена Ефременко Aysel Aslanli, Olga Senko, Olga Maslova, Ilya Lyagin, Olga Maslova, Olga Maslova, Olga Senko, Olga Maslova, Olga Maslova, Aysel Aslanli, Nikolay Stepanov, Olga Senko, Елена Ефременко Ilya Lyagin, Ilya Lyagin, Aysel Aslanli, Aysel Aslanli, Ilya Lyagin, Olga Maslova, Olga Maslova, Nikolay Stepanov, Елена Ефременко Ilya Lyagin, Елена Ефременко Aysel Aslanli, Aysel Aslanli, Елена Ефременко Елена Ефременко

Summary

Researchers reviewed the use of artificial microbial consortia containing fungi for cleaning up environmental contaminants including microplastics, heavy metals, dyes, and pesticides. They found that combining fungi with bacteria in engineered communities can enhance the breakdown of pollutants more effectively than single organisms working alone. The study suggests that fungal-based bioremediation consortia offer a promising eco-friendly strategy for tackling diverse types of environmental pollution.

There is currently growing interest in the creation of artificial microbial consortia, especially in the field of developing and applying various bioremediation processes. Heavy metals, dyes, synthetic polymers (microplastics), pesticides, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and pharmaceutical agents are among the pollutants that have been mainly targeted by bioremediation based on various consortia containing fungi (mycelial types and yeasts). Such consortia can be designed both for the treatment of soil and water. This review is aimed at analyzing the recent achievements in the research of the artificial microbial consortia that are useful for environmental and bioremediation technologies, where various fungal cells are applied. The main tendencies in the formation of certain microbial combinations, and preferences in their forms for usage (suspended or immobilized), are evaluated using current publications, and the place of genetically modified cells in artificial consortia with fungi is assessed. The effect of multicomponence of the artificial consortia containing various fungal cells is estimated, as well as the influence of this factor on the functioning efficiency of the consortia and the pollutant removal efficacy. The conclusions of the review can be useful for the development of new mixed microbial biocatalysts and eco-compatible remediation processes that implement fungal cells.

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