Microbial Biodegradation and Biotransformation

Dear Colleagues,

A sharp decline in the quality of the environment makes it extremely urgent to search for ways to prevent and neutralize anthropogenic pollution of natural ecosystems. Freeing the biosphere from eco-pollutants will, as an unsolved problem, be in the spotlight for a long time. Xenobiotics are a “time bomb”. In this regard, the efforts of most researchers have been recently concentrated mainly in the field of applied microbiology, which supports the search for rational ways of biodegradation and for effective biodegraders of new xenobiotic compounds continuously entering the environment. Their harmful effects are enhanced due to the simultaneous presence of many other active xenobiotics in the system with varying degrees of degradability and toxicity.

All this makes it necessary to expand and intensify studies of the characteristics of microorganisms in contaminated environments, so-called extremotolerant microorganisms or stress-tolerants, which play the role of a primary response system to unfavorable or potentially dangerous environmental changes and initiate their adaptive responses at the earliest stages. We look forward to your input.

Prof. Dr. Irina Ivshina
Dr. Elena A. Tyumina
Guest Editors

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