Microflora Diversity in Agricultural and Natural Ecosystems
A special issue of Diversity (ISSN 1424-2818). This special issue belongs to the section "Microbial Diversity and Culture Collections".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2023) | Viewed by 234
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Agricultural and natural ecosystems are complex, diverse, and multifaceted environments hosting diverse groups of microbes. It is well known that these microbial communities and their associated functions are integral components in the maintenance of ecosystem biodiversity and sustainability. However, the extent of the microbial diversity, their physiological roles and environmental factors shaping their structure and diversities in agricultural and other natural ecosystems have not been fully elucidated. This is an emerging topic spanning many fields of environmental microbiology and microbial ecology, including the dynamics of microbe–host interactions, microbial roles in organic matter decomposition, and overall ecosystem resilience. Moreover, until recently, viruses were thought to only be linked to hosts and cause diseases; therefore, their other environmental roles were totally overlooked.
In this Special Issue, we seek papers addressing the “Microflora Diversity in Agricultural and Natural Ecosystems” from different perspectives including, but not limited to:
- Microbial communities’ structure and function characterizations using different gene-based and omics tools;
- Biotic and abiotic factors shaping microbial diversity;
- Microbial adaptations to agricultural and pristine habitats and their ecological roles;
- Microbial cultures and enrichment;
- Plant and soil viral diversity, evolution, and potential ecological roles;
- Microbial secondary metabolites biosynthesis and applications.
Dr. Ibrahim F. Farag
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- microbial diversity
- agricultural system omics
- host–microbe
- soil microbes
- soil viruses
- soil microbes
- secondary metabolites
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