Microbial Cycling of Atmospheric Trace Gases
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2021) | Viewed by 55295
Special Issue Editors
Interests: methanogens in paddy rice soils; carbon monoxide oxidisers in volcanic soils
Interests: methanotrophic bacteria; interaction between plants and microorganisms in the rhizosphere
Interests: microbiology of atmospheric trace gases; methanotrophic and methylotrophic bacteria; microbial growth on C1 compounds
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Atmospheric trace gases are those with mixing ratios <1% (10,000 ppmv), and most exist at concentrations below 20 ppmv. Despite their low concentration, many can influence atmospheric chemistry and climate. Terrestrial ecosystems are important controllers of trace gases, but the role of the biosphere in controlling the flux of these gases is still poorly understood. Microorganisms in particular are responsible for both the production and consumption of trace gases. These include gases with relatively high global warming potentials, such as methane and nitrous oxide. The pathways for their production and consumption have been studied for decades, yet new routes for their metabolism are continuously being discovered. Other gases, such as hydrogen and carbon monoxide are less well studied. In addition, the microbial metabolism of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) is poorly characterized. Examples of BVOCs are halogenated methanes, methanol, acetone, propanol, acetaldehyde, methylated amines, dimethylsulfide, terpenes, isoprene, gaseous alkanes, alkenes, and aromatics. The Special Issue will present fundamental and applied research on microorganisms, in either pure culture or uncultured within complex communities within the natural environment, which produce or consume atmospheric trace gases. If you wish to submit a manuscript for consideration, please send a document with a tentative title, list of authors, and a short abstract to Dr. Marcela Hernández.
Dr. Marcela Hernandez
Dr. Marc G. Dumont
Prof. Dr. Colin Murrell
Prof. Dr. Terry McGenity
Guest Editors
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