Extremophilic Microorganisms and Their Communities
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 28148
Special Issue Editors
Interests: microbial diversity; archaea; extremophiles; acidophiles
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is generally appreciated that microorganisms thriving in extreme environments with physical-chemical conditions hostile to common life are taxonomically, genetically, and metabolically diverse and exhibit a plethora of exiting, often counterintuitive, mechanisms of adaptation of a fundamental and applied significance. Environmental parameters where these microorganisms thrive include extreme (high or low) temperatures, pH values, elevated salinities, high hydrostatic pressure, low water activity, high levels of ionizing radiation, and high concentrations of heavy metals or organic solvents. Although extremophilic microbiology is quickly expanding, many aspects still need to be explored and understood, and new microorganisms inhabiting extreme environments still await their isolation and characterization. The aim of this Special Issue is to inform a broader readership on recent studies on extremophilic microorganisms and their communities examined through a range of approaches, from in silico to wet lab investigations and cultivation. As Guest Editors of the Microorganisms Special Issue “Extremophilic Microorganisms and their Communities”, we are looking forward to receiving your valuable contributions in the form of either original research or review papers.
Dr. Olga V. Golyshina
Dr. Michail M. Yakimov
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- extremophilic microorganisms
- extremophilic bacteria and archaea
- extremophilic microbial communities
- extreme environments
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