Decoding the ocean's microbiological secrets for marine enzyme biodiscovery.
Journal
FEMS microbiology letters
ISSN: 1574-6968
Titre abrégé: FEMS Microbiol Lett
Pays: England
ID NLM: 7705721
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 01 2019
01 01 2019
Historique:
received:
07
11
2018
accepted:
04
12
2018
pubmed:
12
12
2018
medline:
26
9
2019
entrez:
12
12
2018
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
A global census of marine microbial life has been underway over the past several decades. During this period, there have been scientific breakthroughs in estimating microbial diversity and understanding microbial functioning and ecology. It is estimated that the ocean, covering 71% of the earth's surface with its estimated volume of about 2 × 1018 m3 and an average depth of 3800 m, hosts the largest population of microbes on Earth. More than 2 million eukaryotic and prokaryotic species are thought to thrive both in the ocean and on its surface. Prokaryotic cell abundances can reach densities of up to 1012 cells per millilitre, exceeding eukaryotic densities of around 106 cells per millilitre of seawater. Besides their large numbers and abundance, marine microbial assemblages and their organic catalysts (enzymes) have a largely underestimated value for their use in the development of industrial products and processes. In this perspective article, we identified critical gaps in knowledge and technology to fast-track this development. We provided a general overview of the presumptive microbial assemblages in oceans, and an estimation of what is known and the enzymes that have been currently retrieved. We also discussed recent advances made in this area by the collaborative European Horizon 2020 project 'INMARE'.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30534987
pii: 5232402
doi: 10.1093/femsle/fny285
pmc: PMC6322442
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
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