Molecular Studies of Microbial Communities
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2024 | Viewed by 2667
Special Issue Editor
Interests: ecology; fungal physiology; environmental sequencing; nanoparticle synthesis; ecotoxicology; chronic wasting disease
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Dear Colleagues,
Species within the kingdoms Archaea, Bacteria, and Fungi are ubiquitous in nature. They fulfil key environmental functions related to nutrient cycling, have beneficial to pathogenic associations with other macroscopic organisms, and thrive in habitats devoid of macroscopic life, such as hot acidic springs. Unfortunately, most microorganisms are unculturable using current laboratory techniques, a fact that has slowed the pace of research. However, due to the advancements in molecular sequencing and big data processing, it is now possible to investigate the unculturable microbial communities and their relationships to other organisms using environmental sequencing techniques. Using these methods, researchers can identify shifts in community structure, species composition, and investigate species distributional patterns among others. Therefore, this Special Issue focuses on using molecular techniques, including environmental sequencing, to uncover the microbial diversity associated with animals, insects, plants, and other environmental habitats. Manuscripts that focus on archaeal, bacterial, and fungal communities are welcome. This Special Issue strives to be a valuable collection of research articles that will assist future researchers, meaning that special emphasis will be placed on comprehensive and novel methods.
Dr. Daniel Raudabaugh
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- environmental sequencing
- Archaea
- Fungi
- microbiome
- mycobiome
- Bacteria
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