Microbial Synthetic Communities (SynComs) and Their Uses in Restoration and Mitigation
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2026 | Viewed by 112
Special Issue Editors
Interests: response of soil microbes to disturbances; microbial interactions in soil and their effects on crop productivity; relation among structure and function of the soil microbial communities; soil enzymes; soil nematodes; restoration of soils
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Interests: microbial ecology; marine biology and ecology; marine biodiversity; functional diversity and bioinformatics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to explore the emerging role and transformative potential of microbial synthetic communities in ecological restoration and environmental mitigation. As ecosystems worldwide face accelerating degradation, the rational design and application of microbial consortia represent a promising frontier for enhancing ecosystem resilience and recovery. We invite submissions addressing the fundamental principles of community assembly, functional stability, and interaction networks, as well as applied strategies for deploying synthetic microbiomes across soils, aquatic systems, and host-associated environments. We particularly encourage interdisciplinary contributions that integrate ecological theory, systems biology, biotechnology, and machine learning to advance our understanding of how engineered microbial communities can support restoration outcomes, sustainable agriculture, and climate change mitigation. We welcome original research articles based on experimental data, as well as meta-analyses and comprehensive review papers.
Prof. Dr. Efimia M. Papatheodorou
Dr. Christina Pavloudi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- microbial synthetic communities
- ecological restoration
- environmental mitigation
- sustainable agriculture
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