Hydrothermal Microorganisms
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2026 | Viewed by 10
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Hydrothermal ecosystems represent unique hotspots of biological diversity and productivity, primarily supported by microbial chemosynthesis in the absence of sunlight. Hostile environmental conditions select for a wide range of extremophiles, including thermophiles, hyperthermophiles, and piezophiles, predominantly belonging to the Archaea and Bacteria domains. This Special Issue will focus on recent advances in understanding the biology, ecology, and biogeochemical roles of hydrothermal microorganisms. Key topics include microbial diversity and innovative metabolic strategies that mediate the cycling of key elements in the oceans and the endosymbiotic dynamics that sustain animal communities. Special attention will be paid to investigating the deep subsurface habitat of the ocean crust and hydrothermal plumes as vectors of microbial dispersal and natural laboratories for genomic evolution and adaptation. Finally, this Special Issue will cover the remarkable biotechnological potential of these organisms, sources of stable enzymes and bioactive compounds with emerging industrial and medical applications. We invite contributions that use cutting-edge approaches to uncover the ecological impact and evolutionary innovation hidden in these fascinating extreme realms.
The Special Issue, titled "Hydrothermal Microorganisms", aims to present recent research on any aspect of the hydrothermal microbial environments. Some of its focal points include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Ecological
- Chemical
- Microbiological
Contributions in the form of reviews, original research, and communications are welcome.
Dr. Erika Arcadi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- extremophiles
- chemosynthesis
- thermophiles
- hydrothermal microbial communities
- symbiosis
- biohazard
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