Microbes in Global Carbon, Sulfur, and Nitrogen Cycles
A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (2 September 2022) | Viewed by 6532
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Our planet is saturated with microbes; with approximately 5.0×1030 cells on our planet, the number of microbes is around 108 greater than the number of stars in the observable universe. Microbes constitute an entire world unseen by the naked eye. However, the processes performed by microbes in this invisible world, due to their great abundance, remarkable metabolic capacities, and adaptation potential, significantly affect our visible world. These processes include virtually every chemical reaction in the biosphere that constitutes the main biogeochemical cycles (carbon, nitrogen, sulfur), which are the primary materials on our planet and are necessary for all life. The role of microorganisms in the primary biogeochemical cycles of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems is presented. Consequently, they are believed to be key players in the adaptation, control, and recovery of our ecosystems.
The biodiversity of microorganisms is highlighted, and their metabolic pathways based on exchanges and biotransformation of the elements (carbon, nitrogen, sulfur) within ecosystems need to be discussed. The impacts of human activities on the microbial actors and processes of biogeochemical cycles, as well as the cascading ecological effects (greenhouse gas emissions, acid rains, dystrophic crises, etc.), also need to be discussed.
The processes also involve interactions between organisms, both among microbes and between microbes and large organisms in biogeochemical cycles. These interactions are further affected by changes in climate. Therefore, we need to explore this world, the creatures that inhabit it, and the things they do.
Dr. Man-Young Jung
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- microbial ecology
- environmental microbiology
- metagenomics
- carbon cycle
- nitrogen cycle
- sulfur cycle
- nitrification
- denitrification
- methane oxidation
- methanogen
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