New Fertilizer and Industrial Microbial Technology Based on Microbial Metabolites
A special issue of Metabolites (ISSN 2218-1989). This special issue belongs to the section "Microbiology and Ecological Metabolomics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2023) | Viewed by 8829
Special Issue Editor
Interests: new type fertilizer; PGPR and metabolites; rhizosphere; abiotic stress
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Dear Colleagues,
During the last decade, metabolomics has developed from an emerging field to an essential one. Plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are naturally occurring soil bacteria that colonize plant roots, which is an important environment for plant–microbe interactions. PGPR have attracted special attention for their ability to enhance productivity, sustainability, and profitability when food security and rural livelihood are a key priority. During the PGPR’s fermentation processes, small molecules (primary and secondary metabolites, with molecular masses ≤ 1500 Da) change in both profile and types of bioactive compounds. Bioactive molecules result in modifications of PGPR-based biofertilizer properties. Metabolite profile patterns can thus provide a holistic signature of the biofertilizer state under study as well as deeper knowledge of specific biochemical processes.
This Special Issue is devoted to “Microbiology and Ecological Metabolomics”, and the topics that will be covered include (not exclusively) studies on the metabolomic analyses of PGPR responses to fermentation conditions, such as fermentation broth, temperature, and stresses; mechanisms of host adaptation to the metabolics, such as polyglutamic acid, γ-amino butyric acid, and spermidine; and mitigation effects of abiotic stresses, such as heat and salt and drought.
Dr. Nan Gao
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- new fertilizer
- industrial microbial technology
- microbial metabolites
- metabolic networks
- abiotic stress adaption
- plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria
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