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Developing synthetic microbial consortia is key for biotechnology. This study used genome-scale modeling to predict and validate compatible bacterial pairs, enhancing lignocellulolytic function for applications like bioremediation.

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  • Microbial Ecology
  • Synthetic Biology
  • Metabolic Engineering

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  • Microbial communities degrade biopolymers via collaborative metabolism.
  • Synthetic microbial consortia are vital for biotechnology but face challenges due to complex interactions.
  • Understanding inter-microbial metabolic interactions is crucial for effective consortium design.

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  • To develop a genome-scale community modeling approach for assessing inter-microbial interactions.
  • To screen metabolically compatible bacterial pairs for lignocellulolytic coculture systems.
  • To validate in silico predictions with experimental coculture data.

Main Methods:

  • Genome-scale community modeling was employed.
  • Flux-based parameters, pairwise growth support index (PGSI) and metabolic assistance (PMA), were used to assess interactions.
  • Coculture experiments with lignocellulosic substrates validated model predictions.

Main Results:

  • Nine beneficial bacterial pairs were screened using PGSI and PMA.
  • Experimental enzymatic synergisms (DES) showed good coherence with model-derived PMA.
  • Coculture of C. denverensis P3 and Brevibacterium sp P5 showed a 53% increase in total cellulase activity.

Conclusions:

  • Flux-based assessment of inter-microbial interactions and metabolic compatibility effectively selects bacterial coculture systems.
  • The proposed community modeling strategy aids in optimizing microbial consortia for synthetic applications.
  • This approach supports the development of microbial consortia for bioremediation, bioengineering, and biomedical applications.