Scognamiglio Viviana, Giardi Maria Teresa, Zappi Daniele, Touloupakis Eleftherios, Antonacci Amina
Institute of Crystallography, National Research Council, Via Salaria Km 29.300, Monterotondo, 00015 Rome, Italy.
Biosensor S.r.l., Via Olmetti 44, 00060 Formello, Italy.
Materials (Basel). 2021 Jun 2;14(11):3027. doi: 10.3390/ma14113027.
Photosynthetic microorganisms are among the fundamental living organisms exploited for millennia in many industrial applications, including the food chain, thanks to their adaptable behavior and intrinsic proprieties. The great multipotency of these photoautotroph microorganisms has been described through their attitude to become biofarm for the production of value-added compounds to develop functional foods and personalized drugs. Furthermore, such biological systems demonstrated their potential for green energy production (e.g., biofuel and green nanomaterials). In particular, the exploitation of photoautotrophs represents a concrete biorefinery system toward sustainability, currently a highly sought-after concept at the industrial level and for the environmental protection. However, technical and economic issues have been highlighted in the literature, and in particular, challenges and limitations have been identified. In this context, a new perspective has been recently considered to offer solutions and advances for the biomanufacturing of photosynthetic materials: the co-culture of photoautotrophs and bacteria. The rational of this review is to describe the recently released information regarding this microbial consortium, analyzing the critical issues, the strengths and the next challenges to be faced for the intentions attainment.
光合微生物是数千年来在许多工业应用中被利用的基本生物之一，包括食物链，这得益于它们的适应性行为和内在特性。这些光合自养微生物的巨大多能性已通过它们成为生物工厂以生产增值化合物来开发功能性食品和个性化药物的能力得到描述。此外，这种生物系统展示了它们在绿色能源生产（如生物燃料和绿色纳米材料）方面的潜力。特别是，光合自养生物的利用代表了一种朝着可持续性发展的具体生物精炼系统，目前这是工业层面和环境保护中备受追捧的概念。然而，文献中已经强调了技术和经济问题，特别是已经确定了挑战和限制。在这种背景下，最近人们考虑了一种新的视角，为光合材料的生物制造提供解决方案和进展：光合自养生物与细菌的共培养。本综述的目的是描述关于这种微生物联合体的最新信息，分析关键问题、优势以及为实现目标而面临的下一个挑战。
