Advanced Research and Analysis of Environmental Microbiomes
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2025 | Viewed by 35
Special Issue Editors
Interests: microbial ecology; environmental microbiology; extreme environments; bioinformatics; cave microbiology; methanotrophs; molecular biology; next generation sequencing; metagenomics; biofilms; bioactive molecules
Interests: reproduction; red seaweed; sulphated compounds; volatiles; gene expression; microbiology: bioindicators; bacteria; 16 s RNA; bacterial communities; biotechnological applications
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Interests: biomonitoring; phytoremediation; biodiversity; environmental pollution
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Interests: chemical and biological process engineering; circular economy; environmental biotechnology; sustainable industrial production; waste management; ecological risk assessment and management
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Interests: chemistry; waste management; anaerobic digestion; methane production; water treatment; carriers and adsorbents; NGS
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Microbial communities play a crucial role in maintaining ecological balance and driving biogeochemical processes across diverse environments. However, many ecosystems, particularly extreme and underexplored habitats, remain poorly understood. Additionally, contaminated environments pose significant challenges but also offer unique opportunities to study microbial adaptation, resilience, and bioremediation potential. This Special Issue of Applied Sciences aims to showcase cutting-edge research on the diversity, function, and interactions of microbial communities in these complex environments. We invite contributions exploring microbial ecology in extreme habitats (e.g., the deep sea, polar regions, and hypersaline lakes) and anthropogenically impacted sites (e.g., industrial waste sites, oil spills, and heavy metal-contaminated soils). Studies utilizing advanced molecular, bioinformatics, and biotechnological tools to unravel microbial dynamics, pollutant degradation mechanisms, and innovative remediation strategies are particularly welcome. By highlighting novel insights into microbial processes in underexplored and contaminated environments, this Special Issue seeks to advance our understanding of microbial diversity, adaptation, and their potential applications in environmental restoration. Researchers from microbiology, environmental sciences, biotechnology, and related fields are encouraged to contribute original research articles, reviews, and case studies. We look forward to your valuable contributions in advancing the frontiers of environmental microbiology.
Dr. Daniele Ghezzi
Dr. Pilar García-Jiménez
Dr. Francesco Guarino
Prof. Dr. Maria Gavrilescu
Prof. Dr. Agnieszka A. Pilarska
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- environmental microbiology
- microbial communities
- bioremediation
- pollutant degradation
- metagenomics
- microbial adaptation
- biogeochemical cycles
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