State-of-the-Art Environmental Microbiology in China 2025

Dear Colleagues,

Microbial communities are responsible for energy and nutrient cycling, being vital for our planet’s sustainability. Microbes are directly involved in the dynamics of climate change through their impact on the destabilization, mineralization and sequestration of organic matter. The facets of microbial diversity consist of morphological, structural, metabolic, ecological or evolutionary diversity; however, the central question in microbial ecology—“Who eats what, where and when?”—queries how the key player in the community is supposed to perform the most meaningful activity. To answer this, one major task is to identify the relationships between the composition of the microbial community and functional processes.

Here, we introduce this Special Issue, titled “State-of-the-Art Environmental Microbiology in China 2025”，which is the continuation of “State-of-the-Art Environmental Microbiology in China (2023–2024)” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/microorganisms/special_issues/75S4KF6K98). It will be devoted to topics focused on the study of microbial processes in the environment, microbial communities and microbial interactions, including omics technologies and cross-disciplinary studies dedicated to basic and/or applied research in China. The Editorial Board will review all manuscripts submitted for publication in this section.

Prof. Dr. Zhiyong Li
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Microorganisms is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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• structure and function of microbial communities
• microbial community genetics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics
• microbial interaction
• microbial communication
• microbial ecology
• microbial population biology
• biogeochemical processes (C, N, P, S cycles)
• microbial life in extreme environments
• evolutionary processes of microbial communities
• biofilm formation and the surfaces of microbes
• metabolic flux analysis and stable isotope probing (DNA, RNA and protein)
• microbiome biology of environmental habitats (e.g., soil, rhizosphere or aquifer)
• microbial treatment: microbial biodegradation, microbial bioremediation, microbial and waste recycling, microbial pesticide, microbial fertilizer, and others
• microbial pollution: pathogenic microorganisms in the environment (water/soil/air/food), microbial metabolism, environmental pollution (e.g., microbial toxin), and others
• microbiological monitoring: testing method and monitoring technique development