Toxic Microorganisms on Ecosystems: Current Concerns and Expansion
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Public Health Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 June 2024 | Viewed by 241
Special Issue Editor
Interests: cyanobacteria; cyanotoxins; environment; toxicology; natural products
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Toxic microorganisms on human disease agents occur in ecosystems possessing natural sources of prokaryotes biodiversity. Epidemiological and toxicological spurs aim to provide a mechanism for tackling ecosystem infections and intoxications. Meanwhile, their occurrence and prevalence in ecosystems as a result of human impact emphasizes the importance of monitoring efforts. The use of a risk assessment to uncover hazards and risks, along with providing control measures for mitigating the impact of toxic microorganisms on ecosystems, may underpin a new strategy for understanding their occurrence. Namely, investigations into on freshwater and on coastal ecosystems, currently a source of exposure given increasing human demands, reporting toxic microrganisms may shed a light on the role on environments in their occurrence. All sciences, as well as a polyphasic approach, may help to mitigate toxic microorganisms’ occurrences, in particular those of pathogenic bacteria, toxic cyanobacteria or viruses. Studies on toxic microorganisms on ecosystems and on global changes may help to understand disequilibria of ecosystems and mitigate human-related environmental diseases.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but not limited to) the following:
- Toxic diversity;
- Toxin production of undescribed taxa;
- New toxins;
- Occurrence on known toxins;
- Toxin production on known taxa;
- Public health impairment;
- Water quality impairment;
- Toxin impacts on all ecosystems;
- Climate change impacts on toxic microrganisms.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Cristiana Moreira
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- ecosystems
- toxic microroganisms
- toxicity public health
- water quality
