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  • Microbial biotechnology
  • Synthetic biology
  • Environmental engineering

Background:

  • Microbial communities have been used in biotechnology for over a century, primarily through environmental manipulation.
  • Traditional methods lack precise control over microbiome metabolic networks, limiting their full potential.
  • Recent advances in systems biology and genetic engineering tools are enabling new manipulation strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To discuss the application of systems biology for understanding microbiome functions in engineered ecosystems.
  • To highlight the integration of synthetic biology, automation, and machine learning for microbiome engineering.
  • To explore how these integrated approaches can address future sustainability challenges.

Main Methods:

  • Systems biology approaches to elucidate metabolic networks.
  • Emerging genetic engineering tools for nonmodel microorganisms and microbiomes.
  • Integration of synthetic biology, automation, and machine learning.

Main Results:

  • Systems biology provides actionable understanding of microbiome functions.
  • Genetic engineering tools are becoming available for complex microbial communities.
  • Integration of multiple advanced technologies accelerates microbiome engineering.

Conclusions:

  • Precise microbiome manipulation is key to unlocking biotechnological potential.
  • Interdisciplinary approaches are essential for advancing sustainable bioprocesses.
  • Future microbiome engineering will rely on integrating systems biology, synthetic biology, automation, and machine learning.