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Immobilization of Microbial Cells for Industrial and Environmental Applications

Edited by:
Pankaj Bhatt: Purdue University, USA
Zhen Li: Nanjing Agricultural University, China
Priscilla Amaral: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Submission Status: Closed

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Microbial Cell Factories is calling for submissions to our Collection on 'Immobilization of Microbial Cells for Industrial and Environmental Applications.' This Collection aims to collect diversified findings to advance our interdisciplinary understanding of microbial immobilization techniques, used materials, and properties of immobilized systems.

  1. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas, characterized by its low odor threshold and toxicity, poses significant challenges in non-point source odor management. Traditional biotechnologies are effective in removing malodorous...

    Authors: Mingbo Yang, Yan Zhang, Xueqing Zhao, Ge Gao, Yucheng Shi, Yifan Wang, Mengyue Duan, Ziye Guo, Xiaodong Ma, Ting Ma and Guoqiang Li
    Citation: Microbial Cell Factories 2025 24:63
    Content type: Research Published on:

  2. Biocatalysis using whole cell biotransformation presents an alternative approach to producing complex molecules when compared to traditional synthetic chemical processes. This method offers several advantages,...

    Authors: Jingyi Zhang, Keziah Chang, Joyce Tay, Elaine Tiong, Elena Heng, Theresa Seah, Yi Wee Lim, Guangrong Peh, Yee Hwee Lim, Fong Tian Wong and Cyrus W. Beh
    Citation: Microbial Cell Factories 2025 24:48
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  3. Paenibacillus polymyxa, is a Gram-positive, plant growth promoting bacterium, known for producing 98% optically pure 2,3-butanediol, an industrially valuable chemical for solvents, plasticizers and resins. Immobi...

    Authors: Jnanada Joshi, Sarah Vanessa Langwald, Olaf Kruse and Anant Patel
    Citation: Microbial Cell Factories 2025 24:15
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  4. Ecotoxicology is essential for the evaluation and comprehension of the effects of emergency pollutants (EP) such as heavy metal ions on the natural environment. EPs pose a substantial threat to the health of h...

    Authors: Marta Sosnowska, Tomasz Łęga, Marcin Olszewski and Beata Gromadzka
    Citation: Microbial Cell Factories 2025 24:11
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  5. Because the process is cost-effective, microbial pectinase is used in juice clearing. The isolation, immobilization, and characterization of pectinase from Aspergillus nidulans (Eidam) G. Winter (AUMC No. 7147) w...

    Authors: Hamed M. El-Shora, Sabah A. Abo-Elmaaty, Gharieb S. El-Sayyad, Widad M. Al-Bishri, Ahmed I. El-Batal and Mervat G. Hassan
    Citation: Microbial Cell Factories 2025 24:5
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  6. Biotechnologies that utilize microorganisms as production hosts for lipid synthesis will enable an efficient and sustainable solution to produce lipids, decreasing reliance on traditional routes for production...

    Authors: Matthew D. Yates, Rebecca L. Mickol, Joseph S. Tolsma, Maryssa Beasley, Jamia Shepard and Sarah M. Glaven
    Citation: Microbial Cell Factories 2024 23:336
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  7. This study explores the potential of strain selection and adaptation for developing a fungi-yeast-microalgae consortium capable of integrated bioethanol production and livestock wastewater treatment. We employ...

    Authors: Salma B. Abdalla, Reda M. Moghazy, Ahmed A. Hamed, Mohamed O. Abdel-Monem, Mohamad A. El-Khateeb and Mervat G. Hassan
    Citation: Microbial Cell Factories 2024 23:288
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  8. Milk clotting enzymes, essential for milk coagulation in cheese production, are obtained from the stomach of young ruminants, an expensive and limited source. This study was accomplished by finding a suitable ...

    Authors: Eman A. Karam, Mohamed E. Hassan, Nouran A. Elattal, Amany L. Kansoh and Mona A. Esawy
    Citation: Microbial Cell Factories 2024 23:283
    Content type: Research Published on:

  9. Filamentous fungi are well-known for their efficiency in producing valuable molecules of industrial significance, but applications of fungal biomass remain relatively less explored despite its abundant and div...

    Authors: Minami Ogawa, Jaime Moreno-García and Tyler J. Barzee
    Citation: Microbial Cell Factories 2024 23:280
    Content type: Research Published on:

  10. Chitosan oligosaccharides (COS) have great potential for applications in several fields, including agriculture, food industry or medicine. Nevertheless, the large-scale use of COS requires the development of c...

    Authors: Katarzyna Struszczyk-Świta, Michał Benedykt Kaczmarek, Tadeusz Antczak and Olga Marchut-Mikołajczyk
    Citation: Microbial Cell Factories 2024 23:258
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  11. Bionanofertilizers are promising eco-friendly alternative to chemical fertilizers, leveraging nanotechnology and biotechnology to enhance nutrient uptake by plants and improve soil health. They consist of nano...

    Authors: Pankaj Kumar Arora, Shivam Tripathi, Rishabh Anand Omar, Prerna Chauhan, Vijay Kumar Sinhal, Amit Singh, Alok Srivastava, Sanjay Kumar Garg and Vijay Pal Singh
    Citation: Microbial Cell Factories 2024 23:254
    Content type: Review Published on:

  12. This study explores a sustainable approach for synthesizing silver nanocomposites (AgNCs) with enhanced antimicrobial and bioactivity using safe Lactobacillus strains and a whey-based medium (WBM). WBM effectivel...

    Authors: E. B. El.Fadly, A. S. Salah, B. Abdella, A. Al Ali, H. AlShmrany, A. M. ElBaz, N. S. Abdelatty, E. F. Khamis, O. F. Maagouz, M. A. Salamah, M. N. Saleh, H. K. Sakr and M. A. El-Kemary
    Citation: Microbial Cell Factories 2024 23:195
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  13. Bacterial infections and the rising antimicrobial resistance pose a significant threat to public health. Pseudomonas aeruginosa produces bacteriocins like pyocins, especially S-type pyocins, which are promising f...

    Authors: Hamed Charkhian, Ehsan Soleimannezhadbari, Amin Bodaqlouei, Lida Lotfollahi, Hajie Lotfi, Nesa Yousefi, Ehsan Shojadel and Zafar Gholinejad
    Citation: Microbial Cell Factories 2024 23:175
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  14. Biotin, serving as a coenzyme in carboxylation reactions, is a vital nutrient crucial for the natural growth, development, and overall well-being of both humans and animals. Consequently, biotin is widely util...

    Authors: Donghan Ma, Guangqing Du, Huan Fang, Rong Li and Dawei Zhang
    Citation: Microbial Cell Factories 2024 23:135
    Content type: Review Published on:

  15. The current study aimed to evaluate the effects of biogenic silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) on growth behavior and leaf anatomy of in vitro growing shoots of ‘Picual’ and ‘Dolce’ olive cultivars. Biosynthesis of ...

    Authors: Mohamed S. Hasanin, Sayed A.M. Hassan, A. M. AbdAllatif and Osama M. Darwesh
    Citation: Microbial Cell Factories 2024 23:79
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  16. Phosphate solubilizing fungi Penicillium oxalicum (POX) and Red yeast Rhodotorula mucilaginosa (Rho) have been applied in Pb remediation with the combination of fluorapatite (FAp), respectively. The secretion of ...

    Authors: Qiang Guan, Xiaohui Cheng, Yue He, Yifan Yan, Lei Zhang, Zhan Wang, Liangliang Zhang and Da Tian
    Citation: Microbial Cell Factories 2024 23:64
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About the collection

Microbial Cell Factories is calling for submissions to our Collection on 'Immobilization of Microbial Cells for Industrial and Environmental Applications.' 

Immobilization of microbial cells has been widely applied for industrial and environmental applications. Cell immobilization can limit the mobility of the cells using synthetic or natural polymers generating reusable biocatalysts instead of free cells. This special issue aims to collect diversified findings to advance our interdisciplinary understanding of microbial immobilization techniques, used materials, and properties of immobilized systems. Regarding environmental applications, immobilized cells have the potential to be utilized in the degradation of various types of wastewater contaminants, pesticides, endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), and other organic and inorganic pollutants. New findings on the influences on the formation, weathering, and transportation of minerals, elements, or nutrients in various systems will be addressed. Meanwhile, their industrial application as sole functional microorganisms will also be included. The microorganisms in this topic will include bacteria, fungi, althea, algae, and viruses. The topics that will be covered, but not limited to: 

  • Microorganism-induced biomineralization, regulation of elemental geochemistry
  • Application of immobilized microorganisms in environmental remediation, wastewater systems or agricultural soils
  • Synergistic effects and mechanisms of functional microbial-assisted green materials
  • Development of cell immobilization techniques, selection of immobilization support, application of immobilized microorganisms in industrial reactions, etc.
  • Synthesis and application of immobilized beads in microbial biotechnological approaches 
  • Immobilized algae-bacteria cells and their environmental applications 


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This Collection welcomes submission of original Research Articles. 

Should you wish to submit a different article type, please read our submission guidelines to confirm that type is accepted by the journal. Articles for this Collection should be submitted via our submission system. During the submission process you will be asked whether you are submitting to a Collection, please select "Immobilization of Microbial Cells for Industrial and Environmental Applications" from the dropdown menu.

Articles will undergo the journal’s standard peer-review process and are subject to all of the journal’s standard policies. Articles will be added to the Collection as they are published.

The Editors have no competing interests with the submissions which they handle through the peer review process. The peer review of any submissions for which the Editors have competing interests is handled by another Editorial Board Member who has no competing interests.