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Lichens as natural sources of biotechnologically relevant bacteria

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The search for microorganisms from novel sources and in particular microbial symbioses represents a promising approach in biotechnology. In this context, lichens have increasingly become a subject of research in microbial biotechnology, particularly after the recognition that a diverse community of bacteria other than cyanobacteria is an additional partner to the traditionally recognized algae-fungus mutualism. Here, we review recent studies using culture-dependent as well as culture-independent approaches showing that lichens can harbor diverse bacterial families known for the production of compounds of biotechnological interest and that several microorganisms isolated from lichens, in particular Actinobacteria and Cyanobacteria, can produce a number of bioactive compounds, many of them with biotechnological potential.

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This work was partly supported by EMR, a partnership between the UPMC, the Laboratoires Pierre Fabre and CNRS and by the project MALICA (10-INBS-02-01) of the Agence Nationale de la Recherche, France, as well as by the Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung (FWF I882), and the Wissenschaftlich-Technische Zusammenarbeit, Austria. We thank Sanjay Antony-Babu, Nyree West, Laurent Intertaglia for fruitful discussions and Scott T. Bates for sending OTU tables from his previous publication.

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  1. Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, CNRS, Laboratoire de Biodiversité et Biotechnologie Microbiennes (LBBM), Observatoire Océanologique, F-66650, Banyuls/Mer, France

    Marcelino T. Suzuki

  2. UMR CNRS 6226, Institut des Sciences chimiques de Rennes, Equipe PNSCM “Produits Naturels – Synthèses – Chimie Médicinale”, UFR Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Univ. Rennes 1, Université Européenne de Bretagne, 2 Avenue du Pr. Léon Bernard, F-35043, Rennes, France

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  4. Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Graz, Holteigasse 6, Graz, Austria

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Suzuki, M.T., Parrot, D., Berg, G. et al. Lichens as natural sources of biotechnologically relevant bacteria. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 100, 583–595 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-015-7114-z

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