The Thermodynamic Regulation of Microbial Metabolisms by Environmental Factors
A special issue of Metabolites (ISSN 2218-1989). This special issue belongs to the section "Microbiology and Ecological Metabolomics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 May 2022) | Viewed by 4380
Special Issue Editors
2. School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA 99354, USA
Interests: environmental science; microbial ecology; biogeochemistry; metabolomics; wildfire science
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Interests: microbial community modeling; metabolic modeling; metabolic network analysis; system optimization
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Bioenergetics is a central tenet governing metabolic processes and underlies many model-based predictions of microbially-mediated biogeochemical cycling. New high-resolution techniques have allowed for greater insight into the thermodynamic drivers of microbial activity and the complexity of their interactions in natural environments, as well as their variation across environmental gradients. Such an understanding is important for constraining process-based models to improve predictions of microbial and biogeochemical responses to a changing climate. We seek submissions from scientists working in diverse disciplines who strive to understand microbial activity and biogeochemistry using bioenergetic tools at various spatio-temporal scales. Both experimental (lab and field) and modelling (empirical, numerical, and conceptual) approaches are welcome. Submissions that integrate experiments and models are especially encouraged, as well as submissions presenting results in the context of environmental change.
Dr. Emily B. Graham
Dr. Hyun-Seob Song
Dr. Jianqiu Zheng
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- metabolic modeling
- thermodynamics
- microbial metabolism
- genomics
- metabolomics
- climate change
- environmental bioenergetics