Synthetic microbial communities: Sandbox and blueprint for soil health enhancement
Li Mei, Jie Hu, Zhong Wei, Alexandre Jousset, Thomas Pommier, Xiangyang Yu, Yangchun Xu, Qirong Shen
Abstract
We summarize here the use of SynComs in improving various dimensions of soil health, including fertility, pollutant removal, soil-borne disease suppression, and soil resilience; as well as a set of useful guidelines to assess and understand the principles for designing SynComs to enhance soil health. Finally, we discuss the next stages of SynComs applications, including highly diverse and multikingdom SynComs targeting several functions simultaneously.
Topics & Concepts
Biochemical engineeringEcologyEnvironmental resource managementBlueprintPopulationBiologyBiosphereEnvironmental scienceEngineeringDemographySociologyMechanical engineeringMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyGut microbiota and healthBacteriophages and microbial interactions