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Engineering natural microbiomes toward enhanced bioremediation by microbiome modeling

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  • Zhepu Ruan

    (Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
    South China Agricultural University)

  • Kai Chen

    (Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs)

  • Weimiao Cao

    (Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs)

  • Lei Meng

    (Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs)

  • Bingang Yang

    (Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs)

  • Mengjun Xu

    (Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs)

  • Youwen Xing

    (Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs)

  • Pengfa Li

    (Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs)

  • Shiri Freilich

    (Agricultural Research Organization, P.O. Box 1021)

  • Chen Chen

    (Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs)

  • Yanzheng Gao

    (Nanjing Agricultural University)

  • Jiandong Jiang

    (Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs)

  • Xihui Xu

    (Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs)

Abstract

Engineering natural microbiomes for biotechnological applications remains challenging, as metabolic interactions within microbiomes are largely unknown, and practical principles and tools for microbiome engineering are still lacking. Here, we present a combinatory top-down and bottom-up framework to engineer natural microbiomes for the construction of function-enhanced synthetic microbiomes. We show that application of herbicide and herbicide-degrader inoculation drives a convergent succession of different natural microbiomes toward functional microbiomes (e.g., enhanced bioremediation of herbicide-contaminated soils). We develop a metabolic modeling pipeline, SuperCC, that can be used to document metabolic interactions within microbiomes and to simulate the performances of different microbiomes. Using SuperCC, we construct bioremediation-enhanced synthetic microbiomes based on 18 keystone species identified from natural microbiomes. Our results highlight the importance of metabolic interactions in shaping microbiome functions and provide practical guidance for engineering natural microbiomes.

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  • Zhepu Ruan & Kai Chen & Weimiao Cao & Lei Meng & Bingang Yang & Mengjun Xu & Youwen Xing & Pengfa Li & Shiri Freilich & Chen Chen & Yanzheng Gao & Jiandong Jiang & Xihui Xu, 2024. "Engineering natural microbiomes toward enhanced bioremediation by microbiome modeling," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-19, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-49098-z
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49098-z
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