Advances in Microbial Genomics: Insights from Whole Genomes and Metagenomes
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Genetics and Genomics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 42
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We invite submissions for the Special Issue "Advances in Microbial Genomics: Insights from Whole Genomes and Metagenomes," which will highlight pioneering research on microbial evolution, genome adaptation, and gene acquisition across varied environmental contexts. Recent advancements in next-generation sequencing and computational methodologies have greatly enhanced our capacity to unravel genetic and epigenetic variations, structural variations, and horizontal gene transfer events—even within complex microbial communities. These insights are vital for comprehending the mechanisms that shape microbial diversity and adaptation.
This Special Issue welcomes original research articles and reviews that explore computational and experimental approaches to studying microbial adaptation and evolutionary processes. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- High-resolution variant calling in microbial genomes and metagenomes;
- Gene acquisition and horizontal gene transfer in microbial evolution;
- Comparative genomics for tracking evolutionary trajectories;
- Effects of genetic variation on microbial adaptation and antibiotic resistance;
- Development of novel bioinformatics tools for evolutionary genomics analysis.
We eagerly anticipate contributions to enhance our understanding of microbial genomics and evolution.
Dr. Marcos Quintela Baluja
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- microbial evolution
- whole-genome sequencing
- metagenomics
- horizontal gene transfer
- antimicrobial resistance
- computational genomics
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