Bioprocesses and Biotechnology Related to Extremophiles—Molecular Aspects
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2024 | Viewed by 1563
Special Issue Editors
Interests: thermophilic microorganisms; microbial consortia; biopolymers; microbial bioprocesses; microbial cell factories; genomic and omic analyses
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Dear Colleagues,
Over the last decades, the number of isolated and sequenced extremophiles has drastically increased. Since extremophiles thrive in harsh environments, the study of their metabolic pathways and enzymes has gained interest owing to their ability to catalyze reactions under severe industrial conditions. Currently, extremozymes from thermophilic, psychrophilic alkaliphilic, acidophilic, and halophilic microorganisms are employed in several biotechnological processes. These cell biocatalysts or their enzymes are applied in different fields such as wastewater treatment, resource recovery, bioremediation, and for the production of biofuels and biochemicals. To date, metabolic engineering and synthetic biology technologies for high-efficiency bioprocess applications are also introduced.
This Special Issue is supervised by Dr. Martina Aulitto (Guest Editor) and Dr. Paola Imbimbo (Co-Guest Editor) and assisted by our Topical Advisory Panel Member Dr. Giovanni Gallo (Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich). The aim is to collect original research articles, review articles, and short communications dealing with the comprehensive application of extremophiles and extremozymes in biotechnological bioprocesses.
Dr. Martina Aulitto
Dr. Paola Imbimbo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- waste circularity
- plastic recycle
- lignocellulose
- extremozymes
- microbial ecology
- microbial bioprocess
Planned Papers
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Title: The undeniable potential of thermophiles in industrial bioprocesses
Abstract: Extremophilic microorganisms play a key role in understanding how life on Earth originate and evolved over centuries. Their ability to thrive in harsh environments rely in a plethora of mechanisms developed to survive at extreme temperature, pressures, salinity, and pH values. From a biotechnological point of view thermophiles are considered a robust tool for synthetic biology as well as a reliable starting material for the development of sustainable bioprocesses. This mini review discusses the current progresses in biomanufacturing of high added bioproducts from thermophilic microorganisms and their industrial application.