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  • Microbiology
  • Biotechnology

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  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are persistent environmental pollutants posing significant human health risks.
  • Biological degradation presents an environmentally friendly and effective remediation strategy for various pollutants.
  • Artificial mixed microbial systems (MMS) are emerging as a promising bioremediation approach for PAHs due to microbial diversity and metabolic pathways.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the principles, influencing factors, and enhancement strategies for constructing artificial MMS for PAH degradation.
  • To explore the potential and challenges of artificial MMS in environmental remediation.
  • To identify future opportunities for developing high-performance MMS applications.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on artificial mixed microbial systems (MMS) for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) degradation.
  • Analysis of MMS construction principles, including community simplification, labor division, and metabolic flux streamlining.
  • Evaluation of factors influencing MMS efficiency and strategies for enhancement.

Main Results:

  • Artificial MMS construction, through simplified community structure and optimized metabolic pathways, demonstrates high efficiency in PAH degradation.
  • The review synthesizes key principles and factors critical for successful MMS development.
  • Identified enhancement strategies offer pathways to improve MMS performance.

Conclusions:

  • Artificial MMS represent a highly efficient and promising bioremediation technology for tackling PAH pollution.
  • Further research into challenges and opportunities can lead to upgraded, high-performance MMS applications.
  • Optimized artificial MMS contribute to sustainable environmental management and pollution control.