Interactions Between Microorganisms and Environments in Extreme Ecosystems
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 July 2026 | Viewed by 2
Special Issue Editor
Interests: geomicrobiology; extreme environments
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Microorganisms adapted to life in extreme ecosystems have evolved with the unique qualities of the environments that surround them. Likewise, these environments are in turn shaped by the activities and actions of the extremophiles that they host. Forward progression of the field of study of microbial ecology of extreme environments will require continued and innovative integration of investigations of the organisms and the environments that they live in.
This Special Issue aims to highlight the exploration of the interaction between extremophiles and their host environments, and fits within the scope of Microorganisms topics that include Microbial Ecology, Evolutionary Microbiology, and Environmental Microbiology.
Original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: evidence of direct co-evolution of organisms and environments, reports of microbial imprinting on the physical or chemical characteristics of the environment, or examinations of how an ecosystem’s unique chemistry has shaped the genotypic or phenotypic diversity of adapted microorganisms. Data interpreted from field, experimental, and laboratory investigations are welcomed, and contributions that combine multiple methods of investigation will be highly valued.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. D'Arcy Meyer-Dombard
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- extremophiles
- co-evolution of life and earth
- geomicrobiology
- extreme environments
- early earth
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