Microorganisms: A Way Forward for Sustainable Development?
A special issue of Applied Microbiology (ISSN 2673-8007).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2025) | Viewed by 2276
Special Issue Editor
Interests: microbial biotechnology
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Dear Colleagues,
The increasing cost of food, feeds, fuel, and fertilizers (4F) has created significant challenges in the 21th century. Climate change and geopolitical situations have further accentuated this problem to an alarming level where futuristic technology involving microbial biotechnology will play a key role in solving these problems and creating a sustainable circular bioeconomy. Microorganisms have already been exemplified to play a crucial role in the circular economy by creating biomass for food, feed, fuel and biofertilizer. Furthermore, microbes help to break down organic waste and persistent chemicals and convert it into valuable resources such as biogas, biofertilizers, and bio-based chemicals. However, the use of high-value microbials is often limited to the lab and/or pilot scale due to their limited efficiency or difficulties associated with obtaining regulatory approval. Microbial biotechnology and genetic engineering using cutting-edge technology can increase efficiency and enable the use of microbial potentials at an industrial scale to solve the crisis of 4F. This Special Issue of ‘Microrganisms’ focuses on 4F using wild-type or genetically engineered microbes to achieve a sustainable solution for 4F and create a circular economy.
You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Microorganisms.
Dr. Akhilesh Kumar Chaurasia
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- microorganisms
- microbial biotechnology
- sustainability
- genetically engineered microbes
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