Physiology, Evolution and Biotechnology of Microalgae in Extreme Environments
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Physiology and Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 January 2024) | Viewed by 284
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Interests: extremophiles; bioaccumulation; biorecycling and bioremediation
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Interests: extremophiles; rare metals; biorecovery; waste recycle
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Extremophilic microalgae can colonise and thrive in inhospitable environments (extremely low or high pH, temperature, salinity, pressure and radiation). Over the past few decades, extremophilic microalgae have been thoroughly studied, providing insights into the origin and evolution of life on Earth and the mechanisms of tolerance and adaptation to harsh environmental conditions. The adaptation to extreme life could be due to structural features and hidden genome information that might be transcribed in specialised molecules, depending on environmental conditions. Lately, powerful sequencing and bioinformatics methods have also been used to predict extremophilic proteins with great potential in biotechnological and pharmaceutical applications.
This Special Issue on extremophilic microalgae aims to collect a wide range of research on physiology, evolution and biotechnological application of extremophilic microalgae to increase and deepen knowledge of life at the extremes. As the Guest Editors of the Special Issue, it is our pleasure to invite you to submit your cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research articles and reviews related to extremophilic microalgae.
Prof. Dr. Claudia Ciniglia
Dr. Manuela Iovinella
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- extreme environments
- extremophilc microalgae
- evolution
- bioinformatics
- physiology
- microbial diversity
- biotechnology
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