Marine Extremophiles: Adaptations and Biotechnological Applications
A special issue of Marine Drugs (ISSN 1660-3397). This special issue belongs to the section "Marine Biotechnology Related to Drug Discovery or Production".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 1630
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The demand for innovative and bioactive molecules is constantly increasing, due to worldwide efforts aiming to replace petroleum-based products and to decrease the environmental impact of synthetic compound production.
Marine extremophiles can thrive in environments that were once thought to be inhospitable, from deep-sea hydrothermal vents to the frozen expanses of Antarctica, overcoming extreme values of salinity, temperature, and pH. To survive, extremophiles adopted strategies that include the production of different compounds, including biofilms, pigments, or antibiotics.
The focus of this Special Issue will be to highlight the potential of marine extremophiles to provide natural products as a result of adaptation strategies that can be exploited in biotechnology. The application of innovative and multidisciplinary approaches is encouraged.
We invite academic and industry scientists to submit reviews and original research articles highlighting the contribution of marine extremophiles to discover novel marine compounds and to understand the mechanisms of environmental adaptation.
Dr. Sandra Pucciarelli
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- bioactive molecules
- extremozymes
- polar regions
- extremophiles
- biomaterials
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