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The Urban Microbiome

A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Microbiology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 5315

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Haruo Suzuki

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Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 252-0882, Japan
Interests: microbial diversity; urban microbiome; microbiome of built environment (MoBE); antimicrobial resistance; metagenomics; comparative genomics; plasmid host range; reproducible bioinformatics
Dr. Soojin Jang

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Antibacterial Resistance Laboratory, Institut Pasteur Korea, Seongnam-si 13488, Republic of Korea
Interests: bacterial antibiotic resistance; reactive oxygen species; molecular bacteriology; applied microbiology; antimicrobials; bacteriology; bacterial genetics; microbial culture; bacterial drug resistance; microbial molecular biology

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Microorganisms is now inviting manuscripts for a Special Issue entitled "The Urban Microbiome". The Issue is dedicated to research on microbial communities in all urban environments, including those on building surfaces and in air, water/sewage, soil, plants, etc. Research on the urban microbiome has greatly advanced our understanding of the factors that determine microbial community structure in these environments. A better understanding of the role of the urban microbiome in the functioning of cities and the health of city dwellers may facilitate urban design that takes microbial diversity into account.

Original articles, (meta)genome reports, perspectives/opinions/commentaries, systematic reviews and meta-analyses are all eligible for publication. Topics of interest include environmental microbiology, evolutionary microbiology, microbial ecology, microbial genetics and genomics, bioinformatics tools and databases and others related to the urban microbiome. All manuscripts will be peer-reviewed.

Dr. Haruo Suzuki
Dr. Soojin Jang
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Microorganisms is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • urban microbiome
  • shotgun metagenomic sequencing, targeted amplicon sequencing (16S/18S/ITS), metatranscriptome, metaproteome, metametabolome
  • metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs)
  • microbiome of built environment (MoBE)
  • MetaSUB international consortium
  • biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs)
  • antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
  • mobile genetic elements (MGEs) such as phages and plasmids
  • pathogenic microbes including SARS-CoV-2

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Mold Odor from Wood Treated with Chlorophenols despite Mold Growth That Can Only Be Seen Using a Microscope
by Johnny C. Lorentzen, Olle Ekberg, Maria Alm, Folke Björk, Lars-Erik Harderup and Gunnar Johanson
Microorganisms 2024, 12(2), 395; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12020395 - 16 Feb 2024
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We previously reported that indoor odorous chloroanisoles (CAs) are still being emitted due to microbial methylation of hazardous chlorophenols (CPs) present in legacy wood preservatives. Meanwhile, Swedish researchers reported that this malodor, described since the early 1970s, is caused by hazardous mold. Here, [...] Read more.
We previously reported that indoor odorous chloroanisoles (CAs) are still being emitted due to microbial methylation of hazardous chlorophenols (CPs) present in legacy wood preservatives. Meanwhile, Swedish researchers reported that this malodor, described since the early 1970s, is caused by hazardous mold. Here, we examined to what extent CP-treated wood contains mold and if mold correlates with perceived odor. We found no studies in PubMed or Web of Science addressing this question. Further, we investigated two schools built in the 1960s with odor originating from crawlspaces. No visible mold was evident in the crawlspaces or on the surfaces of treated wood samples. Using a microscope, varying amounts of mold growth were detected on the samples, all containing both CP(s) and CA(s). Some samples smelled, and the odor correlated with the amount of mold growth. We conclude that superficial microscopic mold on treated wood suffices produced the odor. Further, we argue that CPs rather than mold could explain the health effects reported in epidemiological studies that use mold odor as an indicator of hazardous exposure. Full article
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The Microbiome of the Built Environment: The Nexus for Urban Regeneration for the Cities of Tomorrow
by Antonia Bruno, Sara Fumagalli, Giulia Ghisleni and Massimo Labra
Microorganisms 2022, 10(12), 2311; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10122311 - 22 Nov 2022
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Built environments are, for most of us, our natural habitat. In the last 50 years, the built-up area has more than doubled, with a massive biodiversity loss. The undeniable benefits of a city providing all the basic needs to a growing population showed [...] Read more.
Built environments are, for most of us, our natural habitat. In the last 50 years, the built-up area has more than doubled, with a massive biodiversity loss. The undeniable benefits of a city providing all the basic needs to a growing population showed longer-term and less obvious costs to human health: autoimmune and non-communicable diseases, as well as antimicrobial resistance, have reached unprecedented and alarming levels. Humans coevolved with microbes, and this long-lasting alliance is affected by the loss of connection with natural environments, misuse of antibiotics, and highly sanitized environments. Our aim is to direct the focus onto the microbial communities harbored by the built environments we live in. They represent the nexus for urban regeneration, which starts from a healthy environment. Planning a city means considering, in a two-fold way, the ecosystem health and the multidimensional aspects of wellbeing, including social, cultural, and aesthetic values. The significance of this perspective is inspiring guidelines and strategies for the urban regeneration of the cities of tomorrow, exploiting the invaluable role of microbial biodiversity and the ecosystem services that it could provide to create the robust scientific knowledge that is necessary for a bioinformed design of buildings and cities for healthy and sustainable living. Full article
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