Cyano-Microbial Interactions: Envisioning the Cyanosphere
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 December 2023) | Viewed by 5087
Special Issue Editors
2. CIIMAR-Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, Matosinhos, Portugal
Interests: microlagae; cyanobacteria; toxins; harmful algal blooms; virus
Interests: cyanobacteria; toxins; cyanotoxins; marine biotechnology; secondary metabolites; cyanobacterial blooms; ecotoxicology; environmental contamination
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Cyanobacteria are ever-present organisms, flourishing and surviving virtually in any habitat. The cyanosphere is frequently mentioned in regard to the bacterial consortia of biocrust soil cyanobacteria. However, cyanobacteria from several ecological niches also have prolific microbiomes interacting with them. Furthermore, cyano-microbial interactions encompass the entire range of ecological relationships from mutualism and commensalism to predation, competition, and parasitism. These relationships have important impacts in ecosystem dynamics, nutrient recycling, and food web structures. The aim of this Special Issue is to collect high-quality research to provide an overview of the state of the art in this field in order to increase our understanding of the microbial social life of cyanobacteria. All aspects of microbes interacting with cyanobacteria in any environment are welcome.
The following topics will be considered, among others:
- Cyanobacteria pathogens, parasites, and viruses;
- Cyanobacterial host–virus interactions and cyanophages;
- Bacterial predation on cyanobacteria and cyanolytic bacteria;
- Cyanobacteria symbionts;
- Cyanobacteria/microbial exchanges and associations;
- Cyanobacteria/bacterial segregation;
- Cyanobacterial toxin degrading bacteria;
- Cyanobacteria blooms and microbes;
- Cyanobacterial biocrusts and biofilms;
- Microbial diversity in cyanobacteria cultures;
- Cyanobacteria microbiome diversity.
Dr. Catarina I. Churro
Dr. Vitor Vasconcelos
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bacteriophage
- cyanophages
- phagues
- virus
- fungus
- chytrids
- cyanolytic
- rhizosphere
- quorum sensing