The way to uncovering and utilizing marine microbial resources

Eng Microbiol. 2024 Sep 24;4(4):100175. doi: 10.1016/j.engmic.2024.100175. eCollection 2024 Dec.

Abstract

Recently, Chen et al. published their breakthrough results on a marine microbial genomic catalog and genetic potentials in bioprospecting in Nature, providing unprecedented opportunities for development and utilization of genetic resources of marine microorganisms. To highlight this article, we summarized and highlighted their breakthroughs seriatim.

Keywords: Antimicrobial peptide; CRISPR-Cas9; Global ocean microbiome genome catalogue; MAG; Metagenome; PETases.