Environmental Microbiology
A section of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607).
Section Information
Microbial communities are responsible for energy and nutrient cycling and are massively involved in the planet’s sustainability. Microbes are directly involved in the dynamics of climate change by their impact on the destabilization, mineralization and sequestration of organic matter. The facets of microbial diversity consist of morphological, structural, metabolic, ecological or evolutionary diversity; however, the central question in microbial ecology—“Who eats what, where and when?”—queries how the key player in the community is to perform the most meaningful activity. To answer this, one major task is to identify the relationships between the composition of the microbial community and the functional processes.
Here, we introduce the section Environmental Microbiology. This section will be devoted to topics that remain focused on the study of microbial processes in the environment, microbial communities and microbial interactions; including the OMICS technologies and cross-disciplinary studies dedicated to basic and/or applied research. The editorial board will review all manuscripts submitted for publication in this section. However, articles which seem to be outside the scope of the subject matter listed here may be referred to another section of Microorganisms.
Keywords
- Structure and function of microbial communities
- Microbial community genetics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics
- Microbial interaction
- Microbial communication
- Microbial ecology
- Microbial population biology
- Biogeochemical processes (C, N, P, S-cycles)
- Microbial life in extreme environments
- Evolutionary processes of microbial communities
- Biofilm formation and surfaces of microbes
- Metabolic flux analysis and stable isotope probing (DNA, RNA and protein)
- Microbiome biology of environmental habitats (e.g., soil, rhizosphere or aquifer)
- Microbial treatment: microbial biodegradation, microbial bioremediation, microbial and waste recycling, microbial pesticide, microbial fertilizer, et al.
- Microbial pollution: pathogenic microorganisms in the environment (water/soil/air/food); microbial metabolism and environmental pollution (e.g., microbial toxin), et al.
- Microbiological monitoring: testing methods and monitoring techniques development
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Microbial Exposure Assessments in Different Occupational and Indoor Settings (Deadline: 15 October 2023)
- Microbially Driven Biodegradation and Biotransformation in Polluted Environmental Matrices (Deadline: 15 October 2023)
- Application of Microbes in Environmental Remediation (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Advances in Waterborne Pathogens (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Diversity and Functional Roles of Microbial Communities in Wetland Ecosystems (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Soil Microbial Communities under Environmental Change (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Advances in Research on Ancient Terrestrial Fungi (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Modern and Fossil Microbial Symbioses in Aquatic Environments (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Microorganisms and Hazardous Waste: Insights into Bioremediation and Safe Disposal (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Microbial Biodegradation and Biotransformation 2.0 (Deadline: 15 November 2023)
- Petroleum Microbiology 2.0 (Deadline: 15 November 2023)
- Behavior and Mechanism of Microbial Community Responses to Emerging Pollutants (Deadline: 15 November 2023)
- Microbial Diversity of Antarctic Ecosystems (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Restoring the Integrated Behaviour of the Soil-Plant-Microbe System (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Function and Responses of Algae to Wastewater Treatment (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- New Insights into the Diversity and Characterization of Extremophiles (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Marine Actinomycetes: The Potential Source of Antimicrobial and Antifouling (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Biodegradation of Hazardous Organic Contaminants (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Microbial Communities in Aquatic Systems: Diversity and Function (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Microbial Ecology and Sustainable Aquaculture (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Anaerobic Microorganisms on Mars 2.0 (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Soil Health and Plant-Microbiome-Bioeffectors Relationship in Sustainable Agriculture (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- The Urban Microbiome (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- The Evolution and Adaptation of Microbes in the Environment (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Microorganisms from Terrestrial Extreme Environments: Exploration and Exploitation towards a Sustainable Plant Production (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Editorial Board Members' Collection Series: Biology, Diversity, and Ecology of Methanotrophic Bacteria (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Microbial Communities and Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in Environmental Water Systems (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Research on Microbial Biodegradation of Crude Oil in Marine Environment (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- New Horizons in Terrestrial Cyanobacteria: Advancing Fundamental Understanding of Physiology, Ecology and Genomics (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Advances in Soil Microbiome 2.0 (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Advances in Investigations of the Coral Holobiont (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Cyano-Microbial Interactions: Envisioning the Cyanosphere (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Wastewater Discharge and Its Impacts on Microbial Communities in Receiving Waters (Deadline: 29 December 2023)
- Degradation and Anaerobic Digestion in Wastewater (Deadline: 29 December 2023)
- Exploring the Unique Natural Product Potential of Cyanobacteria (Deadline: 30 December 2023)
- Physiology and Enzymology of Hyper/Thermophiles (Deadline: 30 December 2023)
- Recent Advances on Microbial Interactions with Materials and Their Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Ecology and Genomics of Forest Fungi and Their Interactions 2.0 (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Biotechnological Potential of Extreme Microbial Cell Factories for Sustainable Process (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Phytoplankton Ecology and Harmful Algal Bloom Surveillance in Marine Ecosystems (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Freshwater Cyanobacteria Global Impacts and New Challenges (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Viruses of Plankton 2.0 (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Microbial Ecosystems in Water and Wastewater Treatment (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Microbes in Communities—Geobiological Processes, Symbioses, Applications 2.0 (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Synthetic Biology Applied to Environmental Microorganisms (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Microbial Ecology in Ground and Drinking Water (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Role of Microbes in the Remediation of Harmful Pollutants in Contaminated Ecosystems (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Genomic Changes in Variants of Natural Actinomycetes or Fungal Species in Relation with Their Abilities to Produce Specialized Metabolites (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Genomics and Metabolomics of Cyanobacteria (Deadline: 15 January 2024)
- The Role of Microbes in Contaminated Environments (Deadline: 15 January 2024)
- Microbiology of Drylands: Diversity, Ecology, Physiology and Applications (Deadline: 15 January 2024)
- Soil Microbial Communities and Ecosystem Functions 2.0 (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Microbial-Based Strategies for the Mitigation of Halogenated Pollutants (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Microbial Adaptations and Genomes under Extreme Conditions, Second Edition (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Marine Microorganisms and Ecology (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Microbial Nitrogen Cycle (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Food and Water-Borne Pathogens: Epidemiology, Genomics, Virulence and Resistance Profiles (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Biotechnology for Environmental Remediation (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Microbial Community Structure in Marine and Coastal Sediments (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Beneficial Microbiomes in Agriculture and Human Health: The Food Connection 2.0 (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Microbiome and Microbiota in Indoor Spaces: Communities, Control and Potential Hazards (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Agriculture-Related Microorganisms and Carbon Cycle (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Microbial Applications for Sustainable Resource and Energy Recovery (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Phytoplankton and Environment Interactions (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- An Update on Aeromonas 2.0 (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Phototrophic Bacteria in the Environment (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Microorganisms and Cultural Heritage: From Deterioration to Preservation Protocols (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- State-of-the-Art Environmental Microbiology in China (2023–2024) (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Marine Microbial Diversity: Focus on Corals (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Marine Microorganisms in A Changing Ocean: From Single Species to Community Responses (Deadline: 15 August 2025)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions: