Iron accumulation dynamics in Nostoc sp. PCC 7120: extent of biosorption in batch and continuous reactors
Nostoc sp. PCC 7120 exhibits an exceptional capacity to tolerate and accumulate iron over a broad concentration range, mediated by both intracellular uptake and extracellular adsorption. These findings reveal that diazotrophic cyanobacteria can effectively modulate their iron management strategies under different regimes and highlight their potential as biofactories for iron-enriched biomass and as model systems for studying biologically driven metal sequestration.
Authors
- Fabian Abiusi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9499-5031)
- Veronica Lucato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7696-8884)
- Denis Badocco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6270-7966)
- Fengzheng Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1080-809X)
- Eleonora Sforza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3930-2941)
- Paolo Pastore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3385-515X)
- Alexander Mathys
- Giulia Mazzola
Institutions
- University of Padua (IT)
- ETH Zurich (CH)
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SK)
- Nutrition Sciences (Belgium) (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts
- Published
- 2026-01-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-026-02743-9
- Primary Topic
- Algal biology and biofuel production
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00