title: A novel approach to microbial breeding--low-energy ion implantation.
abstract: Low-energy ions exist widely in the natural world. People had neglected the interaction between low-energy ions and material; it was even more out of the question to study the relation of low-energy ions and the complicated organism until the biological effects of low-energy ion implantation were discovered in 1989. Nowadays, the value of low-energy ion beam implantation, as a new breeding way, has drawn extensive attention of biologists and breeding experts. In this review, the understanding and utilization of microbial breeding by low-energy ion beam irradiation is summarized, including the characteristics of an ion beam bioengineering facility, present status of the technology of low-energy ions for microbial breeding, and new insights into microbial biotechnology.
authors.affiliation: Henan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 471003, Luoyang, People's Republic of China. shaobingu@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Shao-Bin
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Shi-Chang
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Hui-Yun
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Zeng-Liang
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D005658:Fungi / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D007477:Ions; D016296:Mutagenesis / Q000528:radiation effects*; D009154:Mutation
chemical_list: D007477:Ions