Recent Advances in Biotechnological Potential of Marine Algae
A special issue of BioTech (ISSN 2673-6284). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Biotechnology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 February 2024) | Viewed by 324
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biodiversity; microalgae; multi-omics approach; genetics; molecular biology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent decades, studies have widely reported that polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), heavy metals (HM) and pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs), known as new emerging contaminants, can inflict both chronic and acute harm on marine and aquatic biota. Both ex situ traditional activities (e.g., dredging) and in situ techniques have been used to try to reduce sediment mobilization.
Bioremediation efficiency mostly depends on the environmental conditions (e.g., temperature and pH) and the species used. Experimental evidence has demonstrated that there are advantages and disadvantages to the employment of live or dead cells, which influence the contaminant removal mechanism and overall remediation efficacy.
This Special Issue aims to collect studies, papers and reviews that focus on marine microalgae species, with particular attention paid to studies on the phycoremediation of new emergent pollutants and contaminants (NEP/NEC). Papers should describe the group of species (family, genus) used and why they are suitable for bioremediation purposes; the mechanism of decontamination, i.e., passive adsorption, active transportation, and intake within target-specific organelles; activated pathways of contaminant neutralization; and related omics analyses.
The submission of original papers that use species consortia and take advantage of their synergy, as well as system biology approaches, is highly encouraged.
Dr. Lucia Barra
Dr. Laura Vitale
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- marine diatoms
- microalgae biodiversity
- phycoremediation
- passive adsorption
- microbial consortia
- active transmembrane transporters
