Microorganisms in Aquatic Environments

Dear Colleagues,

Water resources support socioeconomic development and maintain ecological balance in modern societies, and thus, their sustainable management is a major challenge in most countries around the world. Anthropogenic activities in all sectors influence the natural water cycle and, consequently, the quality of waters, with wide-ranging impacts on the functioning of ecosystems and human health.

The microbiology of aquatic habitats is a widely studied area. These environments host microorganisms with multitudes of uptake mechanisms, sizes, morphologies, and behaviors.

The Topic “Microorganisms in Aquatic Environments” welcomes all contributions focused on the microbiology of aquatic ecosystems. Submissions should address the structural and functional microbial diversity in these habitats or highlight the very diverse and multiple roles played by microorganisms, such as major drivers of biogeochemical cycles, water contaminants, or candidates for cleaning environmental pollutants in applications of bioremediation. Papers based on microbiological study designs coupled with hydrogeological methods for the analysis of subsurface dynamics will also be considered. The main goal is to deliver a broad overview of the microbiology of various aquatic ecosystems, covering the topic from different perspectives. We hereby express the special thanks to Giuseppe Picciano for his great support on sharing this beautiful photo as the Graphic Abstract of the Topic.

Dr. Antonio Bucci
Prof. Gino Naclerio
Topic Editors