Due to the success of the Research Topic "Thermophilic and Halophilic Extremophiles in Eurasian Environments", we are proud to launch volume II.
The Eurasian continent possesses diverse and abundant (hyper)saline lakes and terrestrial geothermal features, which experience less microbiological investigation than those in America. How the thermophilic and halophilic extremophiles cope with their challenging environments is a fascinating topic because:
1) (Hyper)saline lakes and terrestrial geothermal features on Earth are analogs to early Earth and/or extra-terrestrial planets. Studies of microbial life and their activities in (hyper)saline lakes and terrestrial geothermal features could bear some insights into research in life evolution and early life on Earth and bear clues for the search of extra-terrestrial life.
2) (Hyper)saline lakes and terrestrial geothermal features are often inhabited by low-complexity microbial communities and are thus regarded as model ecosystems for environmental microbiologists and biogeochemists. Microbial biogenic element cycling (e.g., carbon, nitrogen, sulfur) in (hyper)saline lakes and terrestrial hot springs is also a part of global element cycling. So investigation on microbial induced element cycling in (hyper)saline lakes and terrestrial hot springs would help understand global change (e.g., global carbon and nitrogen cycling).
3) (Hyper)saline lakes and terrestrial hot springs are important reservoirs for exploiting special enzymes/bioproducts of extensively biotechnological and commercial values. With the use of newly developed techniques (such as next generation sequencing and different omics) and integration with other disciplines (such as mineralogy, geochemistry), extreme microbes, ecological functions, and biogeochemistry in (hyper)saline lakes and terrestrial hot springs are drawing more attention.
This Research Topic for Frontiers in Microbiology and solicit manuscripts related to the following aspects:
• Microbial (archaea, bacteria, virus) diversity and ecology properties,
• Microbe-environment interactions.
• Microbial adaptation and evolution, element cycling (e.g., carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus, iron, arsenic).
• Biotechnological, agricultural and industrial applications of thermophiles and halophiles in Eurasian environments.
Original research articles will be the preferred manuscript type.
Due to the success of the Research Topic "Thermophilic and Halophilic Extremophiles in Eurasian Environments", we are proud to launch volume II.
The Eurasian continent possesses diverse and abundant (hyper)saline lakes and terrestrial geothermal features, which experience less microbiological investigation than those in America. How the thermophilic and halophilic extremophiles cope with their challenging environments is a fascinating topic because:
1) (Hyper)saline lakes and terrestrial geothermal features on Earth are analogs to early Earth and/or extra-terrestrial planets. Studies of microbial life and their activities in (hyper)saline lakes and terrestrial geothermal features could bear some insights into research in life evolution and early life on Earth and bear clues for the search of extra-terrestrial life.
2) (Hyper)saline lakes and terrestrial geothermal features are often inhabited by low-complexity microbial communities and are thus regarded as model ecosystems for environmental microbiologists and biogeochemists. Microbial biogenic element cycling (e.g., carbon, nitrogen, sulfur) in (hyper)saline lakes and terrestrial hot springs is also a part of global element cycling. So investigation on microbial induced element cycling in (hyper)saline lakes and terrestrial hot springs would help understand global change (e.g., global carbon and nitrogen cycling).
3) (Hyper)saline lakes and terrestrial hot springs are important reservoirs for exploiting special enzymes/bioproducts of extensively biotechnological and commercial values. With the use of newly developed techniques (such as next generation sequencing and different omics) and integration with other disciplines (such as mineralogy, geochemistry), extreme microbes, ecological functions, and biogeochemistry in (hyper)saline lakes and terrestrial hot springs are drawing more attention.
This Research Topic for Frontiers in Microbiology and solicit manuscripts related to the following aspects:
• Microbial (archaea, bacteria, virus) diversity and ecology properties,
• Microbe-environment interactions.
• Microbial adaptation and evolution, element cycling (e.g., carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus, iron, arsenic).
• Biotechnological, agricultural and industrial applications of thermophiles and halophiles in Eurasian environments.
Original research articles will be the preferred manuscript type.
