Microbiome Dynamics and Ecological Mechanisms Under Urbanization and Climate Change
A special issue of Diversity (ISSN 1424-2818).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 2
Special Issue Editors
Interests: microbial genomics; metagenomics; microbial ecology; NTM; environmental infections
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Dear Colleagues,
Urbanization and global climate change are reshaping both natural and built environments, driving profound shifts in microbial ecosystems. As cities expand and environmental conditions become increasingly unpredictable, microbial communities in air, water, soil, and indoor environments are becoming increasingly exposed to anthropogenic stressors like pollution, urban heat islands, and biodiversity losses. These disruptions affect ecosystem functions and human health—through altered microbial networks, antimicrobial resistance, and links to allergic or infectious diseases. Understanding how urban development influences microbiomes is crucial for sustainable planning and One Health-based public health strategies.
Microbial communities form the unseen majority of Earth’s biodiversity and are critical to ecosystem functions like biogeochemical cycling and environmental resilience. Advances in sequencing, metagenomics, and ecological modeling have opened new avenues for exploring their diversity and functional traits under stress. Nevertheless, key questions remain regarding how microbes adapt to urban infrastructure, shifting climates, and human behavior. Addressing these requires cross-disciplinary and multi-scalar research approaches.
This Special Issue aims to bring together cutting-edge studies focusing on microbiome structure, ecological functions, and dynamic mechanisms under changing environments including nature and built environments. By highlighting microbial diversity, functional gene expression, and health-related implications, we aim to foster global collaboration and innovative solutions in urban microbial ecology and One Health.
Prof. Dr. Fumito Maruyama
Guest Editor
Dr. Yue Yin
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- microbial diversity
- microbiome function
- climate change
- urban ecosystems
- ecophysiological mechanisms
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