Microorganisms for Environmental and Industrial Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Microorganisms play a key role in the biogeochemical cycling of various elements, and can therefore be used for various environmental and industrial applications. Examples of microbially catalysed processes are biodegradation, bioleaching, bioprecipitation, biooxidation, bioreduction, bioaccumulation and bioflotation. These can be used for degrading and removing contaminants from water, soil and air, extracting value from low grade resources and waste streams, and generating value added products, such as energy, nanomaterials and chemicals. Microorganisms utilised in environmental and industrial applications include a range of bacteria, archaea and eukaryotes such as fungi and microalgae. For this Special Issue of Microorganisms, we invite you to send contributions concerning any aspects relating to microorganisms utilised in environmental and industrial applications, including but not limited to ecology, diversity, physiology, detection methods and processes.

Anna H. Kaksonen
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Microorganisms is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.