Microbial Communities in Polar and High-Altitude Environments

Dear Colleagues,

As you all know, cold environments harbor a high diversity of microorganisms, with most of them not yet described. These psychrophilic microbial communities are of the utmost importance in many scientific fields, ranging from Climate Change to Astrobiology, and recent studies have been devoted to discovering their new biotechnological applications and additional metabolites that they produce. In addition, the study of such microbial communities in cold environments is a growing field of research, with new studies being published very frequently. Thus, we invite you to contribute to a Special Issue on ‘Microbial Communities in Polar and High-Altitude Environments’ published in Microorganisms. All contributions are welcomed, as the purpose of this Special Issue is to cover all fields of research focused on cold environment microbial communities, highlighting the vast diversity of knowledge that can be obtained for its study. State-of-the-art contributions, based on topics such as AI applications in this field, newly discovered biotechnologically interesting molecules, or the implications of climate change for microorganism–animal dynamics, are especially encouraged, although other topics will be given equal consideration. Similarly, all article types will be accepted, such as original research, reviews, and descriptions of novel methodologies.

I look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Miguel Ángel Fernández Martínez
Guest Editor

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