Biodegradation of Pollutants in the Environment: Omics Approaches 3.0
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Toxicology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 162
Special Issue Editor
Interests: environmental microbiology; biodegradation; fluoroaromatics; emerging contaminants; metabolic pathways; aerobic granular sludge; bioreactors
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is a continuation of the 2021 Special Issue “Biodegradation of Pollutants in the Environment: Omics Approaches” and the 2023 Special Issue “Biodegradation of Pollutants in the Environment: Omics Approaches 2.0”.
Biodegradation by microorganisms is considered a cost-effective and environmentally friendly process for the removal of contaminants from natural ecosystems, as well as for preventing their release from sources of pollution. In recent decades, omics disciplines, such as genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, metagenomics and transcriptomics, have emerged as scientific tools for understanding the mechanisms of biodegradation processes, namely, the elucidation of genes and enzymes involved in the degradation of and tolerance to xenobiotics, the identification of the intermediate and final metabolites of degradation pathways and the identification of key microorganisms from the communities involved in the degradation. This knowledge allows not only the deepening of the understanding of biodegradation processes but also the optimization of the efficiency of degradation and the isolation of degrading strains for use in biotechnological applications for bioremediation proposes.
Reviews and original articles focused on the biodegradation of pollutants, particularly concerning the use of omics tools and the examination of molecular mechanisms, are welcome.
Dr. Irina Sousa Moreira
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biodegradation
- pollutants
- genomics
- proteomics
- metabolomics
- metagenomics
- transcriptomics
- degrading microorganisms
- metabolic pathway of degradation
