Bacteriophages of Thermophilic Bacteria
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 March 2025 | Viewed by 2512
Special Issue Editors
Interests: genetic engineering technology
Interests: biology of bacteriophages; biodiversity of bacteriophages; regulation of bacteriophage development; regulation of phage gene expression; control of phage DNA replication; phage therapy; phages bearing genes of toxins; bacteriophage genomics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The bacteriophages of thermophiles, also known as thermophages, have attracted increasing interest due to their important roles in many biogeochemical and ecological processes, as well as their biotechnology applications. However, they are under-represented in the known prokaryotic virosphere due to the lack of in-depth investigation. Thus, there is considerable potential for the discovery of novel bacteriophage–host systems in various environments. This Special Issue invites the submission of works on thermophages and thermophilic bacteria, including those that are moderately thermophilic and those living under a temperature of approximately 45–70 oC. Ecosystems that provide these conditions are diverse and include terrestrial hot springs, deep-sea hydrothermal vent areas, shallow ocean waters above geothermally active beds, human-generated hot waters, hot deserts, compost piles, greenhouse soils, silage, rotting straw, river sludge, stable manure and digested sewage sludge. We aim to collect manuscripts that deal with the discovery of newly identified thermophages and their ecology, genomics, proteomics, molecular biology and biotechnology applications. We also welcome manuscripts that deal with the comparative deciphering of the molecular basis of thermophage biology and the analysis of the environmental aspects of their effects on the thermophile community. Moreover, papers focused on products of thermophilic bacteriophage genes are welcome, especially regarding their potential applications. Undoubtedly, with increased research, new, important knowledge on thermophages will be gained, and this Special Issue will help in the effective dissemination of this expanded information and an increased understanding the biology of these viruses.
Prof. Dr. Piotr Skowron
Prof. Dr. Alicja Wegrzyn
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bacteriophages
- thermophilic bacteria
- Bacillus group
- phage therapy
- host specificity
- genome sequencing
- viral ecology
- molecular biology
- biotechnology
- microbial diversity
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