Advances in Research on Cyanobacteria

Dear Colleagues,

Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, are a diverse group of photosynthetic microorganisms that play crucial roles in various ecosystems worldwide. This Special Issue of the journal Microorganisms encompasses a wide scope and is intended to address some of the gaps in our knowledge concerning the current research on cyanobacteria. It deals with the occurrence of cyanobacteria and their ecology, description of their physiology and metabolism, their interactions with other organisms, methods to deal with harmful cyanobacterial blooms, fate/impact/health effects of cyanobacterial metabolites, all omics research and potential biotechnological use.

In this Special Issue, original research articles, reviews and perspectives are welcome. Research areas may include various aspects of cyanobacterial research, including, but not limited to:

• Cyanobacterial Diversity and Ecology: Studies investigating the taxonomic diversity, distribution patterns and ecological roles of cyanobacteria in different habitats, from freshwater lakes and rivers to marine environments and terrestrial ecosystems.
• Cyanobacterial Physiology and Metabolism: Research focusing on the physiological and biochemical processes underlying cyanobacterial growth, photosynthesis, nitrogen fixation, carbon sequestration and production of secondary metabolites such as toxins and bioactive compounds.
• Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs): Investigations into the environmental factors driving the formation and dynamics of cyanobacterial HABs, their ecological impacts, and the development of monitoring and management strategies to mitigate their adverse effects on aquatic ecosystems and human health.
• Cyanobacterial ‘Omics’: Utilization of genomic, metagenomic and comparative genomics approaches to unravel the evolutionary history, genetic diversity and adaptive mechanisms of cyanobacteria in response to changing environmental conditions. Cyanobacterial metabolite diversity and the idenfitication of new metabolites.
• Cyanobacteria in Loess and Biological Soil Crusts: Cyanobacteria secondary metabolites as biomarkers in Loess research and Paleoclimate reconstruction.
• Cyanobacterial Biotechnology: Exploration of the biotechnological potential of cyanobacteria for applications in biofuel production, wastewater treatment, carbon capture, bioremediation and the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and other valuable products.
• Cyanobacteria in Biogeochemical Cycles and Interactions with other Organisms: Studies elucidating the roles of cyanobacteria in biogeochemical cycles, including their contributions to carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus cycling in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, and their interactions with other microorganisms and biota.

Dr. Nada Tokodi
Dr. Nevena Đorđević
Dr. Dijana Lalić
Guest Editors

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• cyanobacteria
• harmful algal blooms
• cyanotoxins
• secondary metabolites
• cyanobacterial diversity and ecology
• biotechnological use
• biological loess crusts
• health risk
• environmental sustainability
• cyanobacterial omics