Yashika Sharma¹, Harshdeep Sharma^1,2, Kuntal Sarma³, Archasvi Tyagi⁴, Manjari Sharma¹, Gauri¹, Deepti Gupta¹ and Rama Kant¹*

¹Department of Botany, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut 25004, India
²Directorate of Environment, Lucknow, 226010, India
³Department of Biotechnology, Amity University, Gurugram 201313, India
⁴School of Botany, Maa Shakumbhari University, Saharanpur 247120, India

*Corresponding Author: Natan de Jesus Pimentel-Filho, Laboratory of Food Micro- biology Advanced Studies (FoMAS), Centro de Ciências da Natureza, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Rodovia Lauri Simões de Barros, Km 12 – SP189, Buri 18290- 000, SP, Brazil.

Received: June 01, 2026; Published: July 27, 2026

Abstract

A diversified lineage of oxygen-evolving photosynthetic prokaryotes, cyanobacteria are being used more for industrial innovation, environmental control, and energy production. With an emphasis on their roles in carbon fixation, environmental remediation, biofuel production, and the creation of economically important bio compounds, this study provides a thorough overview of the biological processes and technical uses of cyanobacteria. There is also discussion of their ecological contributions, metabolic pathways, genetic modification methods, and scaling issues. Future developments in cyanobacterial biotechnology are examined to show how important they are to reach sustainable development objectives.

Keywords: Industrial Biotechnology; Synthetic Biology; Photosynthesis; Carbon Sequestration; Bioenergy; Bioremediation; Cyanobacteria

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Citation

Citation: Rama Kant., et al. “The Multifaceted Role of Cyanobacteria in Energy, Environment, and Industry". Acta Scientific Microbiology 9.8 (2026): 58-63.

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