Advances in Microbial Biopolymers

Dear Colleagues,

Microbial cell factories have been well studied over the last decades for the production of a large diversity of intracellular and extracellular biopolymers. Microbial polymers, such as polysaccharides (Capsular polysaccharide, Lipopolysaccharide, and Exopolysaccharides), polyesters (Polyhydroxyalkanoates), polyphosphates, or proteinaceous compounds, are not only reported to have role in microbial pathogenicity, but also function as a protecting sheath to the microorganisms growing in the different extreme environments of Earth. Interdisciplinary research on microbial biopolymers has shone a spotlight on their cellular and molecular mechanisms of biosynthesis, and also their diverse applications in the food industry (food additives, food packaging, or food processing), wastewater treatment, bioremediation of toxic/xenobiotic compounds, the pharmaceutical industry (biomedicine and drug carriers), and much more.

This Special Issue seeks papers which focus on the “Frontiers in Microbial Biopolymers” from different perspectives, such as exploration and complete characterization of novel microbial biopolymers from different ecosystems, including extreme environments; novel applications of microbial biopolymers in different industrial applications; understanding the biosynthesis of microbial biopolymers; and the synthesis and applications of microbial biopolymer biocomposites or nanocomposites (nanoparticles). The aim of this Special Issue is to popularise the theme of “Biopolymers” from novel sources of microorganisms.

Dr. Aparna Banerjee
Dr. Gustavo Cabrera-Barjas
Dr. Ashok Kumar Nadda
Guest Editors

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