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Macro and Microorganism Interactions 2.0
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Macro and Microorganism Interactions 2.0

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

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2023) | Viewed by 3539

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Carlo Viti

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Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry (DAGRI), University of Florence, Piazzale delle Cascine 18, 50144 Firenze, Italy
Interests: microbial ecology; metagenomics; phenomics
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Prof. Dr. Luciana Giovannetti

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Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry (DAGRI), University of Florence, Piazzale delle Cascine 18, 50144 Firenze, Italy
Interests: molecular microbiology; soil microbial ecology; metagenomics
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Dr. Alessandra Adessi

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Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry (DAGRI), University of Florence, Piazzale delle Cascine 18, 50144 Firenze, Italy
Interests: microbial biotechnology; microbial phycosphere

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is the continuation of our 2019 Special Issue "Macro and Microorganism Interactions". https://www.mdpi.com/journal/microorganisms/special_issues/macro_microorganism_interactions

The knowledge of symbiotic, parasitic, and commensal interactions between macro and microorganisms is fundamental to explain their coexistence, ecology, and productivity. These interactions constitute an extraordinarily complex web that includes trophic structures and molecular communications. The net of interactions between macro and microorganisms is very tight and shows its own metabolic and regulatory processes. Therefore, some authors have introduced the terms "holobiont" and "superorganism". Nowadays, the use of traditional approaches and omics technologies allows the improvement of our knowledge about many aspects of this emerging and exciting field of research. Therefore, we decided to launch a Special Issue on macro and microorganism interactions, to which you are kindly invited to contribute with either an original paper or a review article. These are the topics that will be considered for the Special Issue:

a) Plant–microorganism interactions;
b) Algae–microorganism interactions;
c) Animal–microorganism interactions.

Prof. Dr. Carlo Viti
Prof. Dr. Luciana Giovannetti
Dr. Alessandra Adessi
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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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

  • plant–microorganism interactions
  • algae–microorganism interactions
  • animal–microorganism interactions
  • symbiotic
  • parasitic
  • commensal

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Elevated Temperature-Induced Epimicrobiome Shifts in an Invasive Seaweed Gracilaria vermiculophylla
by Luisa Düsedau, Yifei Ren, Minglei Hou, Martin Wahl, Zi-Min Hu, Gaoge Wang and Florian Weinberger
Microorganisms 2023, 11(3), 599; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11030599 - 27 Feb 2023
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Epibacterial communities on seaweeds are affected by several abiotic factors such as temperature and acidification. Due to global warming, surface seawater temperatures are expected to increase by 0.5–5 °C in the next century. However, how epibacterial communities associated with seaweeds will respond to [...] Read more.
Epibacterial communities on seaweeds are affected by several abiotic factors such as temperature and acidification. Due to global warming, surface seawater temperatures are expected to increase by 0.5–5 °C in the next century. However, how epibacterial communities associated with seaweeds will respond to global warming remains unknown. In this study, we investigated the response of epibacterial communities associated with the invasive Gracilaria vermiculophylla exposed to 3 °C above ambient temperature for 4 months using a benthocosm system in Kiel, Germany, and 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing. The results showed that elevated temperature affected the beta-diversity of the epibacterial communities. Some potential seaweed pathogens such as Pseudoalteromonas, Vibrio, Thalassotalea, and Acinetobacter were identified as indicator genera at the elevated temperature level. Thirteen core raw amplicon sequence variants in the elevated temperature group were the same as the populations distributed over a wide geographical range, indicating that these core ASVs may play an important role in the invasive G. vermicullophylla. Overall, this study not only contributes to a better understanding of how epibacterial communities associated with G. vermiculophylla may adapt to ocean warming, but also lays the foundation for further exploration of the interactions between G. vermiculophylla and its epimicrobiota. Full article
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Mutualistic Relationships between Microorganisms and Eusocial Wasps (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)
by Stefano Turillazzi, Niccolò Meriggi and Duccio Cavalieri
Microorganisms 2023, 11(5), 1340; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11051340 - 19 May 2023
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Eusocial wasps are represented in the Vespidae by the subfamilies Stenogastrinae, Vespinae and Polistinae. These wasps present colonies that are sometimes composed of thousands of individuals which live in nests built with paper materials. The high density of the adult and larval population, [...] Read more.
Eusocial wasps are represented in the Vespidae by the subfamilies Stenogastrinae, Vespinae and Polistinae. These wasps present colonies that are sometimes composed of thousands of individuals which live in nests built with paper materials. The high density of the adult and larval population, as well as the stable micro environment of the nests, make very favourable conditions for the flourishing of various types of microorganisms. These microorganisms, which may be pathogens, are beneficial and certainly contribute to model the sociality of these insects. The mutualistic relationships that we observe in some species, especially in Actinomycete bacteria and yeasts, could have important fallouts for the development of new medicines and for the use of these insects in agricultural environments. Full article
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