Symbiosis and Molecular Mechanisms in Water Treatment
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2026 | Viewed by 9
Special Issue Editor
Interests: microbiomics; membrane bioreactor; membrane fouling control; bacterial-microalgal consortium; mariculture wastewater treatment; microalgae bioenergy
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Dear Colleagues,
Microbiomics has become pivotal in exploring sustainable bioenergy production and emerging contaminant (EC) degradation in water treatment processes. This Special Issue explores microbiome-based innovations transforming water systems for sustainable bioenergy production and EC degradation. Microbiome multi-omics tools (metagenomics/proteomics/metabolomics) have been used to analyze the actual mechanisms underlying water treatment technology. This Special Issue explores the following themes:
- Water treatment and bioenergy recovery, including microalgae bioenergy, biohydrogen, methane and bioelectricity generation based on microbiome technology.
- Metagenomic analysis for antibiotic degradation and ARG suppression in bioreactors.
- Genomics, transcriptomics and proteomics of emerging contaminants (antibiotics/ hormones/ microplastic) degradation by microalgae technology.
The main objective of this Special Issue is to reaffirm our collective responsibility to explore the mechanisms of emerging contaminants based on microbiome technology in the water treatment process. We invite researchers to contribute original research and review articles that stimulate continuing efforts to promote bioenergy accumulation and EC degradation through microbiome technology.
Dr. Binghan Xie
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- microbiomics
- water treatment
- bioenergy recovery
- emerging contaminant degradation
- antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs)
- microalgae biotechnology
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