Microbes in Wastewater Treatment

Dear Colleagues,

Microorganisms are very small life forms; however, they are represented in enormous numbers in every environment worldwide and, thus, play very important roles in ecosystem functioning in both natural and engineered environments. Their different capabilities are already being used for many applications, among which wastewater treatment is one of the most important. In this way, the fate of Earth and humanity depends substantially on the microbial communities that inhabit our planet.

Unfortunately, human progress is subjecting our planet to environmental deterioration. This fact is tied to human progress and cannot be avoided, though it can be addressed. There is a crucial need to develop engineering solutions to remediate the affects that the human population has for the ecosystems of our world. The enormous impacts that microbial communities have on ecosystem functioning on Earth can, thus, be a very important tool for harnessing and alleviating the negative impact that humanity has worldwide, as well as potentiating human processes that rely on their activities. Environmental engineering solutions for the protection of the environment and enhancement of water resources are, therefore, essential.

For these reasons, this Special Issue is important for environmental protection and biotechnological processes for wastewater treatment based on microbial engineering. Novel approaches for applying microbes to new treatment technologies, biotechnological applications that substantially enhance wastewater treatment processes, and the ecology of microorganisms thriving in bioreactors and identification of their ecological roles within the wastewater treatment process deserve a spotlight, which we aim to provide.

Thus, this new Special Issue of Microorganisms, entitled ‘Microbes in Wastewater Treatment’, will gather contributions on the following topics:

• Novel technologies for the bioremediation of environmental pollution in water;
• The effects of pollutants on microbial communities in biotechnological processes and the adaptation processes of such microbes used in response to the environmental stresses of pollution;
• The role of microbial communities in the removal of pollutants from wastewater;
• Ecological studies of novel microbial taxonomies thriving in wastewater systems.

Dr. Alejandro Rodriguez-Sanchez
Guest Editor

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• water pollution
• bioremediation
• biotechnological processes
• wastewater systems
• microbial engineering