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Special Issue on “Innovations in Microbial Biotechnology for Sustainability". Submit your manuscript online at: Deadline 📆 31October 2025. Thanks for RT

Synthetic Biology: Zhang et al. introduce a modular strategy employing toehold switches for screening optimal synthetic acid-tolerance modules from a large library. Stepwise evaluation confirms enhanced robustness and productivity. Broad application power!

Enzyme engineering: D-Acylases revisited and D-methionine successfully produced!. First structural insight into KleDacyl’s α/β domain unlocks engineering potential!

Brewer's spent grain (BSG), a by-product of beer-making, poses an environmental challenge—but also holds untapped nutritional value. Fermentation by non-conventional starters is the key to unlocking its potential!

Harding et al explore the use of bacteriophage P22 virus-like particles to encapsulate recombinantly expressed bioactive peptides, enabling the production of therapeutically valuable linear and cyclic peptides in Escherichia coli.

Special Issue on “Recent advances in anaerobic digestion processes for energy recovery and production of value-added products". Submit your manuscript online at: Deadline 📆 30 November 2025. Thanks for RT

Gu et al report that PEG pre-treatment boosts colonization, oral gavage sustains it, and enema resolves dysbiosis faster. Selective colonization remains a challenge, highlighting the need for tailored FMT strategies in preclinical models.

Amino acids in cucumber root exudates trigger Bacillus spore germination via GerA, enhancing root colonization and plant growth. Tao et al have identified key germinators and receptors, advancing targeted biofertilizer applications for improved agriculture.

P. aeruginosa poses a major challenge due to drug resistance. Ofori et al report that aminoglycoside efficacy is waning, but they describe new strategies: combinational therapies, adjuvants, silver & others show promise in re-sensitizing resistant strains.

Boosting biovanillin – the most demanded flavoring compound! P. putida KT2440 was engineered to convert ferulic acid to vanillin. Using a polystyrene-based resin to remove toxic vanillin during conversion raised yield from 0.6 g/L to >3.3 g/L.

Special Issue on “Innovations in Microbial Biotechnology for Sustainability". Submit your manuscript online at: Deadline 📆 31October 2025. Thanks for RT

Interest in engineered living materials (ELMs) is surging-especially bacterial-based systems. Wang et al in a new review maps out key bacterial species, design strategies & applications, offering the first systematic guide to this fast-growing field.

2G technologies: Martinez’s team shows that engineered expression of mutant XlnR (Val785Phe) in Talaromyces boosts β-xylosidase & endoxylanase activities, enhancing hemicellulolytic cocktail efficiency—key for biomass conversion.

Boya et al reveal halogenated that anilines 4B3CA & 3,5-DBA are promising antimicrobial & antibiofilm molecules against ESKAPE pathogens. They inhibit virulence factors & target adenylate cyclase. In silico data open further development.

How do wine yeasts talk? González show S. cerevisiae responds to EVs from non-Saccharomyces yeasts, affecting protein synthesis & carbon use. M. pulcherrima triggers a distinct transcriptional profile, pointing to unique interspecies signals in winemaking.

Special Issue on “Recent advances in anaerobic digestion processes for energy recovery and production of value-added products". Submit your manuscript online at: Deadline 📆 30 November 2025. Thanks for RT

China is shifting from chemical fertilizers to biofertilizers to boost sustainability & reduce environmental risks. The review by Zhang’s group explores market growth, policy support, R&D advances & challenges in biofertilizer development.

A new study highlights a promising live attenuated vaccine candidate for Toxoplasma! Deletion of C2 domain protein TGME49_203240 reduces virulence & triggers strong immune responses in mice, offering cross-strain protection.

Sleeping better? Not for Pseudomonas aeruginosa! It is drawn to serotonin, dopamine, epinephrine & norepinephrine via the TlpQ chemoreceptor, which detects these signals through its dCache ligand-binding domain.