Microbial Bioactive Compounds: Production, Sustainability, and Environmental Protection
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Microbial Biotechnology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 June 2025 | Viewed by 188
Special Issue Editors
Interests: resource recovery; biodegradation; microbial ecology; extremophiles; wastewater treatment
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Interests: Biotechnology;waste management;food technology;biorefinery;natural products.
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Interests: microbial biotechnology; microbiology biochemistry; biotechnology; enzymes; molecular biology; environment water quality; applied microbiology; environmental pollution
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The microbial world is unbelievably diverse and fascinating. This diversity is evident in microorganisms’ metabolism and in the products that they produce. Natural products from microorganisms, such as filamentous fungi, yeast, bacteria, microalgae, and archaea, are an apparently infinite resource for discovering novel drugs, chemicals, or extracts with various applications in the food industry, textile industry, agriculture, medicine, dye industry, cosmetics, pharmaceutical industry, etc.
Recent breakthroughs in resource recovery, green chemistry, and sustainability emphasize the potential of microorganisms in the production of bioactive compounds. For instance, bioengineered microorganisms can efficiently synthesize a board range of natural bioactive compounds, such as anti-cancer agents, biofuels, antibiotics, etc. This tactic not only reduces our reliance on traditional chemical processes, which are often associated with environmental concerns, but also offers a more sustainable and renewable source of valuable compounds. Despite these promising advancements, more significant research is still required to address existing biases and bottlenecks in the production of microbial bioactive compounds. For example, challenges related to scalability, cost-effectiveness, and regulatory authorization often hinder the commercialization of these compounds. Moreover, sharing the latest scientific findings, innovations, new metabolic pathways, case studies, and modified bioprocessing techniques is crucial for accelerating the adoption of microbial bioactive compounds as viable alternatives to traditional materials. By fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange within the scientific community, we can collectively overcome these hurdles and make microbial-based solutions more accessible and reasonable.
Dr. Sharareh Harirchi
Dr. Taner Sar
Dr. Ariel Marchlewicz
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bioactive materials
- microbial synthesis
- sustainability
- microorganisms
- environmental impact
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